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Vaccinium myrtillus, commonly called bilberry, is a low-growing shrub in the heath family native across much of Europe and parts of northern Asia. It bears small blue-black berries whose flesh is dark and strongly pigmented, unlike the pale interior of many cultivated blueberries. The fruit contains...

Chilean guava, murta, or murtilla is an evergreen shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, native to southern Chile and adjacent parts of Argentina. Ugni molinae produces small, aromatic berries that ripen from pale pink to red or purple and can be eaten fresh or made into jams, desserts, and liqueurs...

Wineberry, Rubus phoenicolasius, is a deciduous, fruit-bearing bramble in the rose family that is native to eastern Asia. Its arching canes are densely covered with reddish hairs, and its red aggregate fruits develop inside bristly sepals that open as the berries ripen. Introduced to North America i...

Prunus maritima is a beach-adapted wild plum native to the Atlantic Coast of North America, valued for its sweet-tart purple fruits that have been made into jams and jellies in New England for over 300 years.

Rubus caesius, commonly known as the European dewberry, is a low-growing, trailing shrub in the rose family native to Europe and western Asia. It is distinguished from upright blackberry species by its prostrate stems that root at the tips when they touch the ground. During late summer, the plant pr...

A small Caribbean and Central American tree whose tangy, dark berries are traditionally fermented into a spiced rum liqueur central to Virgin Islands holiday culture.

Phalsa, scientifically known as Grewia asiatica, is a fruit bearing shrub or small tree in the mallow family that is cultivated widely in South Asia. It produces small, round fruits that turn reddish purple to dark purple as they ripen and have a sweet, acidic flavor. The summer fruit is eaten fresh...

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...

Rubus parvifolius, commonly called native raspberry or small-leaf bramble, is a scrambling shrub in the rose family. It occurs naturally in eastern Australia and parts of eastern Asia, with arching stems, pink flowers, and small red aggregate fruits that are edible when ripe. The species is of inter...

Vaccinium uliginosum, commonly called bog bilberry or bog blueberry, is a deciduous shrub in the heath family Ericaceae. It is native across subarctic and temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere and typically grows in acidic, peaty, wet or subalpine habitats. The plant bears blue to black berries...

Byrsonima crassifolia is a small fruiting tree or shrub native to tropical America and known by names including nance and murici. Its yellow, cherry-like fruits have a tart flavor and are eaten fresh or processed into drinks, preserves, desserts, and fermented preparations. The species is especially...

Lycium chinense, known as Chinese wolfberry or Chinese boxthorn, is a shrub in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Its native range extends through China and other parts of temperate East Asia, and it produces orange-red wolfberries related to those of Lycium barbarum. The fruit and other plant parts...

Celtis occidentalis, native to eastern North America, is a large deciduous tree whose small dark purple drupes have thin sweet flesh and were consumed by Indigenous peoples and early settlers as a high-energy food.

Ribes cynosbati, the prickly or eastern prickly gooseberry, is a North American shrub in the currant and gooseberry family Grossulariaceae. It has lobed, deciduous leaves, spiny stems, and round purple-red berries whose surfaces are also covered with prickles; the fruit ripens in mid-summer and is e...

Chaura, Gaultheria pumila, is a low-growing shrub in the heath family, Ericaceae. It is native to southern South America and occurs in subalpine Andean environments. The plant produces small berries that may be white or pink when mature. Its compact growth and tolerance of cool mountain conditions d...

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