Rubus smithii — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

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 smithii

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

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

It is a tropical plant.

Mexico,

Countries: Mexico

A shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) found in tropical regions.

The name is ambiguous.

Names & Synonyms

Frambuesa, Zarzilla

References (1)

Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793