Brunnichia ovata plants grow near riverbanks, the perimeters of lakes, wet woods and thickets.

Brunnichia ovata is referred to by two other common names including American buckwheat vine[2] and redvine.

The flowering of the Brunnichia ovata species is typically seen from June to July and they are greenish in color.

The fruit of the species is coined by its common name, “ear-drops” due to its appearance of hanging earrings.

Due to its need for wet woods and riverbanks it is typically found in Southeastern regions of North America specifically coastal plains from Texas to Alabama, as far north as southern Illinois, and eastward to Georgia.