Rubus hunanensis
Hand.-Mazz.
Mayberry
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Description
A climbing shrub. It can grow 2 m tall. The small branches are slender and softly hairy. There are a few small curved prickles. The leaves are simple. They are broadly oval and 8-13 cm across. The leaf base is heart shaped and there are 5-7 lobes. The flower petals are white. The fruit are yellowish red.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
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)
Mayberry
Rubus hunanensis
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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.
Mayberry: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Synonyms
References (1)
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