Rubus eubatus

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The ripe fruit is commonly used in desserts, jams, jelly, wine, and liqueurs. It may be mixed with other berries and fruits for pies and crumbles.

This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.

DEADLY

Red Baneberry

Actaea rubra

SAFE

Rubus eubatus

Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.

Rubus eubatus: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.

It is a temperate plant.

A creeping temperate shrub in the Rosaceae family.

References (1)

Shi J. et al (Eds), Functional Foods: Biochemical and Processing Aspects. CRC Press. p 81. (Rubus eubatus) - an old name for blackberry