Wild Berry Identification
Name Baneberry (Red or White) Belladonna Blackberry Buffalo Berry
Color
White or bright red
Wild Berry Identification
Shape
Egg-shaped and smooth
Description of Plant Where It Grows Unique Characteristics What You Should Know
Large, compound Found throughout Both red and white
Both white and red baneberries
leaves; tightly
the United States, species are
are extremely poisonous.
clustered white or primarily in
distinguished by a black
red flowers; white shady, wooded dot at one end, giving
berries form in
areas
them the nickname,
clusters on thick, red
"doll's eyes."
stalks while red
berries form on thin,
green stalks
Almost
Round and
black in smooth,
appearance similar in
shape and
appearance
to a
blueberry
Shrub with bellshaped reddishpurple flowers and egg-shaped, dark green leaves and thick stems
Found throughout Belladonna berries are the United States very shiny and are
larger and darker than blueberries.
All parts of this plant is extremely poisonous.
Black
Each berry looks like a cluster of tiny, round berries.
Thorny shrub or bush with thick canes; flowers are white; leaves are toothy with three leaflets
Found throughout Unlike raspberries, North America, blackberries are not especially in the hollow inside. Pacific Northwest
Unripe red blackberries are often mistaken for raspberries, but they taste bitter and tart.
Dark red or Round, about Thorny bush; leaves Found mainly in
yellow-
the size of a and branches are the Rocky
orange
currant
silvery white; flowers Mountains and
are yellow and bell- Great Plains
shaped.
along streams,
rivers, and
wooded areas
When rubbed between the hands or crushed, berries form a soapy, frothy foam.
Berries are generally sour, but those harvested after the first frost are slightly sweeter.
Chokecherry Cranberry Elderberry Huckleberry
Dark redpurple
Oblong, about the size of a pea
Thornless tree or shrub; leaves are dull, green, and serrated; flowers are tiny white cylindrical clusters
Found throughout Each fruit contains one the United States, large pit. especially in the Appalachian Mountains and along riverbanks in dense thickets
Pits and leaves are poisonous and contain a small amount of cyanide, which can be destroyed through cooking or drying.
Red
Dark purpleblack
Round, looks Trailing vines with very similar small pinkish-yellow, to a currant bell-shaped flowers;
tiny, evergreen leaves
Found in bogs, marshes, or along streams, especially in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Washington, and Oregon
Cranberry stems are very thin and wiry. Cranberries are usually found in moist soil.
Berries are sweetest after the first frost.
Clusters of tiny, round, seed-like berries
Thornless shrub or Forests and
small tree with tiny, woodlands
white, clustered
throughout the
flowers (flowers
United States
resemble a tiny
honeysuckle); leaves
are flat
Elderberries grow in flat Avoid green berries as they
clusters and are
may make you sick.
thornless.
Dark blue or purpleblack
Small, round berries, resembling a blueberry
Shrub grows in dense thickets approximately fourfeet tall; flowers are bell-shaped; leaves turn bronze or reddish purple in the fall
Found primarily in Each huckleberry
the Pacific
contains ten, hard
Northwestern and seeds.
Northeastern
regions,
especially on
mountain slopes
Huckleberries are often mistaken as blueberries but can be distinguished by their hard seeds and blue-black color.
Juniper Berry Mulberry Red Raspberry Thimbleberry
Blue
Round, resembles a blueberry
A Juniper can be a Found throughout Juniper bark is thin with
tall tree or smaller the United States a distinctive scent
shrub; leaves are
(similar to cedar) and
needle-like, very
comes off in strips.
sharp and evergreen
Berries are edible but bitter and may cause severe stomach upset in some people.
Red to black
Each mulberry is oval and made up of many tiny berries
Very tall tree growing Found throughout Mulberries look similar
up to 60 feet;
the United States to raspberries or
serrated leaves are
blackberries but are
usually oval with
more oval and not
three lobes; flowers
round.
are small, fuzzy,
white clusters
Unripe berries or sap may be toxic or hallucinogenic. Berries do not keep well and should be used quickly.
Bright red
Each berry is Bramble (shrub) with Found throughout All raspberries are
a cluster of thorned canes;
the United States hollow. When a
tiny, round flowers have white
raspberry is picked, it
berries
petals with yellow
leaves behind its
center; leaves have
receptacle.
three to five leaflets
Raspberry leaves are also edible and often used in herbal teas.
Red
Hollow
Dense shrub that Found throughout Leaves closely
Fruit is tart and contains many
berries
grows in clumps;
the United States, resemble those of a
seeds.
resemble fuzzy leaves contain especially around maple tree. Fruit is
raspberries, five lobes; flowers railroad tracks, hollow, resembling a
but are flatter are white and star- forest edges, and thimble.
and smaller shaped.
along roadsides
Virginia Creeper Wild Blueberry Wild Strawberry Wintergreen Berry
Blue
Round,
Climbing vine; leaves Found throughout Virginia creeper is often Berries are extremely toxic to
resembling a have five leaflets the United States, confused with poison ivy humans.
blueberry with many teeth;
especially in the and often found growing
flowers are tiny
eastern regions alongside poison ivy.
green clusters.
Blue-black
Round with a Shrub with thin
5-pointed branches; flowers
"crown" on are white or light
one end
pink; leaves are
broad and often
evergreen.
Found throughout Wild blueberries are Wild blueberries are often
the United States, smaller than
confused with huckleberries but
especially in
conventionally grown are much lighter in color and
Maine and New blueberries; the berries seeds are soft.
Jersey
contain many small, soft
seeds.
Unripe
Oblong
berries are shape
white to covered in
light green; seeds
ripe berries
are deep
red.
Low-growing, creeping plant; leaves are hairy with three leaflets; white flowers have five petals
Found throughout Berries look almost the United States identical to
commercially-grown strawberries but are much smaller.
Be cautious when harvesting wild strawberries, because small critters like toads and spiders often take up residence under the plant's leaves.
Red
Small,
Low-growing,
Found throughout Leaves have a
Wintergreen leaves contains
roundish
creeping plant;
the United States, distinctive wintergreen methyl salicylate, a form of
berries are leaves are glossy especially in
scent when crushed. aspirin, so people allergic to
star-shaped and evergreen;
forests; is often
aspirin should avoid this plant.
on the
flowers are white and planted in yards
bottom
trumpet shaped
Bright red
Small, round berries that are open on the end
Small to mediumsized tree; dark, evergreen foliage is flat and needle-like.
Found throughout Berries are soft and
Leaves and berries are
the United States, squishy in texture and poisonous.
in forests;
have a hard, greenish-
commonly
blue stone in the center.
planted in yards
Yew
Image Sources
Baneberry image Sheri Hagwood @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database USDA, NRCS. 2013. The PLANTS Database (, 28 February 2013). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
Belladonna image Black Nightshade 1 () / OldManDancing () / CC BY-SA 2.0 ()
Blackberries image Blackberries () / born1945 () / CC BY-SA 2.0 ()
Buffalo berries image USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Herman, D.E., et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Administration, Bismarck. USDA, NRCS. 2013. The PLANTS Database (, 28 February 2013). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
Chokecherry image Chokecherries () / Leonora Enking () / CC BY-SA 2.0 ()
Cranberry image ar?ndano rojo americano () / Manuel Mart?n Vicente () / CC BY-SA 2.0 ()
Huckleberry image Huckleberries! () / Laurel F () / CC BY-SA 2.0 ()
Juniper berries image Juniper berries () / Sage Ross () / CC BY-SA 2.0 ()
Mulberry image Mulberry-10 () / Eric Schmuttenmaer () / CC BY-SA 2.0 ()
Raspberry image Raspberries () / Quinn Dombrowski () / CC BY-SA 2.0 ()
Thimbleberry image Thimbleberries (aka Rubus parviflorus) () / Mark Iverson () / CC BY-SA 2.0 ()
Virginia Creeper image Parthenocissus quinquefolia () / Leonora Enking () / CC BY-SA 2.0 ()
Wild blueberry image Signal Hill Hike () / The Tedster () / CC BY-SA 2.0 ()
Wild strawberry image Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) () / Franco Folini () / CC BY-SA 2.0 ()
Wintergreen berry image Wintergreen with Berry () / Allie Kade () / CC BY-SA 2.0 ()
Yew berry image Taxus baccata 'Standishii' () / Leonora Enking () / CC BY-SA 2.0 ()
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