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Rubus fuscus

Weihe

Has a deadly poisonous lookalike — see comparison below

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Description

A temperate shrub in the Rosaceae family.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Belgium, Britain, Europe, Germany, Netherlands,

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 fuscus

Rubus fuscus

(c) David Earl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Earl

Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.

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

Synonyms

Rubus rubiginosus Braeuckerand others

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