Rubus hunanensis

Hand.-Mazz.

Mayberry

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten.

Dangerous Lookalikes

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

Mayberry

Rubus hunanensis

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

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

Where to Find It

Asia, China,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A climbing shrub. It can grow 2 m tall. The small branches are slender and softly hairy. There are a few small curved prickles. The leaves are simple. They are broadly oval and 8-13 cm across. The leaf base is heart shaped and there are 5-7 lobes. The flower petals are white. The fruit are yellowish red.

Names & Synonyms

Rubus buergeri var. viridifolius Hand.-Mazz.

References (1)

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What to Eat

Dangerous Lookalikes

Where to Find It

How to Identify

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