Rubus schiedeanus
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
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.
Rubus schiedeanus: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Central America, Mexico, Nicaragua,
How to Identify
A tropical shrub in the Rosaceae family with small fruit measuring 1–1.5 cm long.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Rubus schiedeanus is a Mesoamerican species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in southern Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz) and Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Honduras). Rubus schiedeanus is a hairy and prickly perennial. Leaves are compound with 3 or 5 leaflets, thick and leathery. Flowers are white. Fruits are black.
Names & Synonyms
Mora, Zarza, Zarzamora
References (1)
- Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793
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