Doc,
Your plant is Triosteum aurantiacum (orange-fruited horse-gentian). It is sometimes called wild-coffee. It is an herbaceous member of the Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family). The opposite, unstalked leaves with unstalked fruits close in the axils of the leaves are good diagnostic characters. Note also that the sepals (green parts) are present at the summit of the fruit (indicating an inferior ovary). There are a couple other species in the genus in the northeastern portion of North America, but they are quite different (one has very narrow leaves and the other has prominently joined leaf bases near the middle of the stem). I hope this helps.
Haines
Your plant is Triosteum aurantiacum (orange-fruited horse-gentian). It is sometimes called wild-coffee. It is an herbaceous member of the Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family). The opposite, unstalked leaves with unstalked fruits close in the axils of the leaves are good diagnostic characters. Note also that the sepals (green parts) are present at the summit of the fruit (indicating an inferior ovary). There are a couple other species in the genus in the northeastern portion of North America, but they are quite different (one has very narrow leaves and the other has prominently joined leaf bases near the middle of the stem). I hope this helps.
Haines
). We have since identified the plant, but thanks muchly for the help in any case. Good to see you're alive and kicking.