Rubus ursinus subsp. macropetalus
(Douglas ex Hook.) Roy L. Taylor &MacBryde
California blackerry
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Summary
Source: WikipediaRubus ursinus is a North American species of blackberry or dewberry, known by the common names California blackberry, California dewberry, Douglas berry, Pacific blackberry, Pacific dewberry and trailing blackberry.
Description
A temperate shrub in the Rosaceae family with edible fruit and leaves.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh, stewed, or dried. The vines and leaves are used to make tea.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh. They are also stewed. The fruit are dried and eaten. The vines and leaves are used to make a tea.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
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)
California blackerry
Rubus ursinus subsp. macropetalus
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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.
California blackerry: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Synonyms
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 494
