Acai berry
- super high in fatty acids, proteins, antioxidants
Amla / Amalika / Indian Gooseberry
- native to India and used used in Ayurvedic
- Sour taste
Barbados cherry
- Native to Caribbean and South America
- not cold hardy
- cherry like taste
Barberry
- landscape plant
- Sour taste
Bearberry
- subarctic zones around the world
- leaves used in folk medicine: arthritis, gout, pain, headaches, kidney stones
Bilberry
- Similar to blueberries
- highly perishable, don’t transport well
- good fresh jams, baked goods
Blackberry
- plants prefer moist fertile soils, mild winters
Blueberry
- Sweet,good fresh eating, sauces, baked goods
- require acidic soil pH between 4.5 and 5.5
- can be grow in containers
Black Mulberry
- grows in warm climates
- good fresh,pies,jams,baked goods
Boysenberry
- cross of raspberries, blackberries, logan berries
Buffalo berry
- grows wild the Great Plains
- good fresh, dried, baked goods
Bunchberry
- northern regions of North America
- bland taste, birds like
Chokeberry
- drought tolerant, disease resistant, grow in shade
- makes good wine, preserves
- easy to grow
- tart fruit in jams, syrups
Cloudberry
- grows cold, bland fruit
Cowberry
- tart red fruit
- used in baked goods, preserves
Cranberry
- tart flavor
- wetland fruits, acidic soil, constant moisture , long growing season
Currant
- cool moist conditions
- rich tart flavor used for preserves, wines
Dewberry
- Wild blackberries
- grows Pacific Northwest
- Eat fresh, jams, baked goods
- bitter taste
Elderberry
- Similar to currants, makes fine wines, preserves, folk medicine
- Grows cool moist regions
Farkleberry
- relative of blueberries,sometimes known as sparkleberry
- relatively tasteless
Goji berry
- super food high in antioxidants
- native to mountainous regions of China
- tolerate drought, extreme heat and cold, poor soils
Gooseberry
- tart berries used in pies, preserves
- thrive in cool areas, moist soils
Grape
- botanically classified as berries
- red, green or black
- juices, wines,baked goods jams
Holly berry
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Caution: Toxic- DO NOT EAT
- Bright, red berries that grow on evergreen holly shrubs.
Huckleberry
- thrive in cool moist conditions
- delicious fresh or in jams, baked goods
Indian Plum
- native to the Pacific Northwest
- non-toxic
Ivy berry
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Caution: Toxic- DO NOT EAT
- found on ivy plants
Juneberry
- tolerates drought cold winters and poor soil
- fruit resembling blueberries
Juniper berry
- berries resemble blueberries
- non toxic but is rarely eaten
Logan Berry
- cross between raspberry and blackberry
- very distinct taste
Mistletoe berry
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Caution: Toxic- DO NOT EAT
- Landscaping shrub
Nannyberry
- grows wild northern woodland/ marshes
- resembles chokecherries taste, syrups,preserves
Oregon Grape
- primarily landscaping shrub
- tart, eaten fresh, wine, preserves
- used medicinally: diarrhea, giardia, gallbladder disease
Persimmon
- Like tomatoes, are botanically classified as berry
- native to Middle East/Asia
- tart taste and mealy texture
Raspberry
- cold-hardy, sweet flavorful fruit
Red Mulberry
- similar to blackberries
- fruit are highly perishable
Salmonberry
- native to Alaska and Canada
- resemble raspberries
Strawberry
- sweet, eat fresh, jams
- Grow in fertile moist soil, full sun
Sugarberry
- yellow/orange fruit loved by birds
Tayberry
- cross between loganberry and black raspberry, sweet fruit
- grows in moist fertile soil
Thimbleberry
- grow from Alaska to Mexico
- fresh or jams
White Mulberry
- Native to China
- fruit is bland
Wineberry
- wild raspberry considered invasive
- fruit tart
Wintergreen
- grows throughout Canada, northern United States
- berry has acerbic taste
Young-berry
- cross between dewberry and blackberry
- grown in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa