Rubus jamaicensis
Linn.
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Description
A tropical American Rosaceae species that produces black ripe fruit and red unripe berries.
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Edible Uses
The ripe fruit is eaten fresh. The red, unripe berries are pickled and used in tarts.
Traditional Uses
The red, unripe berries are pickled and used in tarts. The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
It grows in tropical America.
Where It Grows
Central America,
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra
Walter Siegmund (talk)
Rubus jamaicensis
Rubus jamaicensis
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Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Rubus jamaicensis: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
References (1)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 577
