Rubus ursinus subsp. macropetalus
(Douglas ex Hook.) Roy L. Taylor &MacBryde
California blackerry
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Leaves - tea
The fruit are eaten fresh, stewed, or dried. The vines and leaves are used to make tea.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
California blackerry: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
North America, USA,
How to Identify
A temperate shrub in the Rosaceae family with edible fruit and leaves.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Rubus ursinus is a North American species of blackberry or dewberry, known by the common names California blackberry, California dewberry, Douglas berry, Pacific blackberry, Pacific dewberry and trailing blackberry.
Names & Synonyms
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 494
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