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Rubus persicus

Boiss.

Has a deadly poisonous lookalike — see comparison below

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Description

A shrub in the Rosaceae family found in temperate regions.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten fresh and used for jams and pies.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten and used for jams and pies.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Europe, Poland,

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

Walter Siegmund (talk)

Safe

Rubus persicus

Rubus persicus

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

Synonyms

Rubus plicatus Weihe & NeesRubus raddeanus Focke

References (1)

  • Łukasz Łuczaj and Wojciech M Szymański, 2007, Wild vascular plants gathered for consumption in the Polish countryside: a review. J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine. 3: 17 (As Rubus plicatus)

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