Rubus mirus
Bailey
Marvel dewberry
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Description
A subtropical shrub in the Rosaceae family, cultivated for its fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Other Information
It is cultivated.
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)
Marvel dewberry
Rubus mirus
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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.
Marvel dewberry: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Synonyms
References (1)
- Mansfield's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops p 430
