Top Results for Dark Fruited

Jaboticaba, Plinia cauliflora, is an evergreen fruit tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, native to southeastern Brazil. It is distinguished by cauliflory: flowers and round, dark-purple fruits develop directly on the trunk and older branches rather than only on new shoots. The fruits have pale, ju...

Morus nigra, native to southwestern Asia, has been cultivated for its large, richly flavored dark berries for at least 2,000 years and was the mulberry species prized for fruit rather than silkworm production in ancient Persia.

Grumichama, Eugenia brasiliensis, is an evergreen fruit tree in the myrtle family native to Brazil's Atlantic Forest region. It produces small, round fruits that ripen from green through red to dark purple or nearly black, with pale, juicy flesh surrounding one or more seeds. The fruit is eaten fres...

Allegheny serviceberry, Amelanchier laevis, is a deciduous shrub or small tree in the rose family native to eastern North America. It produces clusters of white flowers in spring, followed by edible fruits that ripen from red to dark purple or blue-black and are consumed by birds and other wildlife....

Morus rubra, native to eastern North America, is the only mulberry species indigenous to the continent and was an important food source for both Indigenous peoples and early colonists, though it is now declining in parts of its range.

Java plum, jamun, or Syzygium cumini is an evergreen tree in the myrtle family, native to the Indian subcontinent and parts of tropical Asia. It produces oblong fruits that ripen from green through reddish purple to deep purple or nearly black, with juicy, astringent flesh surrounding a seed. The fr...

Sambucus nigra is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, producing clusters of small dark purple to black berries in late summer. The raw berries contain compounds that can cause gastrointestinal distress and are typically cooked before consumption. Process...

Euterpe precatoria is a single-stemmed palm tree native to the Amazon basin that produces dark purple berries closely related to the commercially popular açaí berry (Euterpe oleracea). The fruits grow in dense clusters and are harvested by local communities throughout the Amazon region for their pul...

Gaultheria shallon is an evergreen shrub native to the Pacific Coast of North America, whose dark purple berries were one of the most important plant foods for coastal Indigenous peoples and were dried in large quantities for winter storage.

Sambucus canadensis, commonly known as the American elderberry, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America. It grows naturally in moist environments and produces clusters of small, dark purple-black berries. While the stems and leaves are toxic, the ripe berries are safely consumed when co...

The clove currant, scientifically known as Ribes odoratum, is a deciduous shrub native to the central regions of North America. It is recognized for its bright yellow, tubular flowers that emit a strong, spicy fragrance reminiscent of cloves during the spring. Following the blooming period, the plan...

Aristotelia chilensis, known as the maqui berry, is a small evergreen shrub or tree native to the temperate rainforests of southern Chile and Patagonia. The plant produces clusters of small, dark purple berries that have been consumed for centuries by the indigenous Mapuche people for both food and...

Berberis microphylla, commonly known as calafate, is an evergreen shrub native to the Patagonian regions of southern Argentina and Chile. The plant is characterized by its dense, thorny branches and small, dark blue-purple berries that ripen in the late summer. These tart berries are edible and are...

Davidson plum, Davidsonia jerseyana, is a small rainforest tree native to a restricted part of coastal New South Wales, Australia. It produces dark purple fruit with red flesh and a markedly sour, acidic flavor, despite its common name referring to a plum. The fruit is used in Australian bush-food p...

Buffalo currant is a deciduous North American shrub classified as Ribes aureum var. villosum, a variety of golden currant in the gooseberry family. It occurs particularly across central portions of the continent and produces fragrant yellow flowers followed by dark, edible berries. Indigenous people...

Garambullo is the edible fruit of Myrtillocactus geometrizans, a branching columnar cactus native to central and northern Mexico. The small, dark purple to blue-black berries contain numerous seeds and may be eaten fresh or used in drinks, preserves, and other regional foods. The plant is adapted to...

The Illawarra plum, Podocarpus elatus, is an evergreen conifer native to rainforest and coastal forest areas of eastern Australia, including New South Wales and Queensland. Unlike a flowering plant, it does not produce a true berry: its seed sits on a swollen, fleshy, dark purple receptacle that is...

Velvet tamarind, Dialium guineense, is a fruit-bearing tropical tree in the legume family Fabaceae native to West Africa. Its small dark fruits have a hard shell and a dry, acidic-sweet pulp around the seed; the pulp is eaten as a wild or market fruit in parts of the region. The species is also know...

Prunus virginiana is an astringent wild cherry native across North America that was one of the most widely used plants among Indigenous peoples, consumed fresh, dried, or mixed with fat, and later used to flavor rum.

Aronia melanocarpa, commonly called black chokeberry, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America and a member of the rose family, Rosaceae. It produces clusters of dark purple to nearly black berries that are edible but notably astringent, which has led to their use in juices, preserves, a...

Borojo is the fruit of Alibertia patinoi, a tropical plant in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, native to parts of Colombia and Panama. Its dark, soft fruit is used as a base for drinks, desserts, and other foods, particularly in traditional foodways of Colombia’s Pacific region. Borojo is also associat...

Luma apiculata, called arrayán in Spanish, is an evergreen myrtle native to southern Chile and Argentina. It is a small tree or large shrub with aromatic foliage, smooth cinnamon-colored bark, and small dark edible fruits known as luma berries. The fruit is gathered locally and has been used in regi...

Viburnum lentago is a large shrub or small tree native to eastern North America, producing sweet blue-black drupes that were an important food source for Indigenous peoples and wildlife across the Great Lakes region.

Empetrum nigrum is a circumpolar heathland shrub whose small black berries are a critical food source for birds and mammals in arctic and subarctic regions and have been harvested by Arctic peoples for centuries.

Blue tongue berry is the common name for Melastoma affine, a flowering shrub native to parts of Australia and nearby regions. It produces fleshy dark berries whose pulp and seeds can stain the tongue and mouth blue to purple, which accounts for the common name. The plant belongs to the family Melast...

Stink currant, Ribes bracteosum, is a deciduous shrub in the currant and gooseberry family, Grossulariaceae. It is native to moist coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest, where it can grow in forests, stream margins, and other shaded habitats. The plant is named for the noticeable odor of its foliag...

Black nightshade is the common name often applied to Solanum nigrum, a variable annual or short-lived herb in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It produces small white flowers followed by berries that commonly become dark purple or black when ripe. Unripe berries and other plant parts can contain t...

Indian plum, also called osoberry, is a deciduous shrub native to moist forests and woodland edges of the Pacific Northwest. It belongs to the rose family and produces small, dark blue to blue-black drupes after flowering. The fruit is bitter and is eaten by some birds and mammals, making the plant...

A cosmopolitan weedy nightshade, Solanum americanum produces small black berries eaten in parts of Africa, Asia, and the Americas; unripe fruits contain toxic solanine.