Rubus x sp
All fieldberry
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Description
An artificial hybrid or Nordic fieldberry and Arctic raspberry. The fruit are bright red.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.
Distribution
The fruit are eaten raw. They are also cooked.
Where It Grows
Europe, Scandinavia, Sweden,
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)
All fieldberry
Rubus x sp
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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.
All fieldberry: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Synonyms
References (1)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 210
