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Berries (in June), edible raw [2] Barberry: Berberis vulgaris: Europe, North America, northwest Africa, western Asia: Berries (from July), edible raw, dried as a spice or cooked as a jelly [3] Sweet chestnut: Castanea sativa: Throughout Europe and parts of Asia; common in woods and parks: Nuts (October to November). Chestnuts are edible raw or ...
Colloquially, we tend to use the word “berry” for nutrient-rich, juicy, round, soft-fle But there are tons of berry species you *won’t* find on store shelves.
Rubus flagellaris has low-growing stems that range from 8–15 feet (2.4–4.6 m) long, and flowering stems that can grow up to 4 feet (1.2 m) in height. It can grow as a woody vine or low growing shrub.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the town of Cameron, North Carolina, was known as the "dewberry capital of the world" for large scale cultivation of this berry which was shipped out for widespread consumption. Local growers made extensive use of the railroads in the area to ship them nationally and internationally.
In Texas, it is found on rocky slopes and cliffs, and in thickets and open woods, from coastal South Texas northwest to the Trans-Pecos region. It is one of the most common bushes in Hill Country. [6] In Texas, it has reached areas of up to 300,000 hectares (730,000 acres), but it is commonly seen as a pest there due to its rapid spread.
Clip the clusters and gently remove the berries. They spoil quickly so immediately refrigerate, freeze, or dry them. Cooking or drying the berries will make them edible and also improves the flavor.
The berries and leaves often persist into late winter. Smilax rotundifolia is a very important food plant in the winter while there are more limited food choices. Examples of wildlife that will eat the berries and leaves in the late winter and early spring are Northern Cardinals, white throated sparrows, white tailed deer, and rabbits. [10]
The fruit are produced in 6–10 cm (2 + 1 ⁄ 4 –4 in) diameter clusters of purple-black berries, each berry is 1–1.5 cm (1 ⁄ 3 – 2 ⁄ 3 in) in diameter. The seed inside the berry resembles a crescent moon, and is responsible for the common name. The fruit is ripe between September and October, the same general time frame in which ...