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Berries are small, soft fruits often found on bushes, shrubs, vines and other plants. | |||
== Types of berries == | |||
Here is a list of berries, under construction: | |||
*[[Bilberries]] | |||
*[[Blackberries]] | *[[Blackberries]] | ||
*[[Black currants]] | *[[Black currants]] | ||
*[[Blueberries]] | *[[Blueberries]] | ||
*[[Boysenberries]] | *[[Boysenberries]] | ||
*[[Chokeberries]] | |||
*[[Cloudberries]] (''Rubus chamaemorus'') | |||
*[[Currants]] | *[[Currants]] | ||
*[[Cranberries]] | |||
*[[Dewberries]] | |||
*[[Elderberries]] | *[[Elderberries]] | ||
*[[Fruits#G|Gooseberries]] | *[[Fruits#G|Gooseberries]] | ||
*[[Goji berries]] | |||
*[[Grapes]] | |||
*[[Huckleberries]] | |||
*[[Kiwifruit]] | |||
*[[Lingonberries]] | |||
*[[Loganberries]] | *[[Loganberries]] | ||
*[[Marionberries]] | |||
*[[Mulberries]] | *[[Mulberries]] | ||
*[[Orangeberries]] | |||
*[[Pokeberries]] | *[[Pokeberries]] | ||
*[[Raspberries]] | *[[Raspberries]] | ||
*[[Redcurrants]] | |||
*[[Red gooseberries]] | *[[Red gooseberries]] | ||
*[[Strawberries]] | *[[Strawberries]] | ||
*[[Tomatilloes]] | |||
*[[White gooseberries]] | *[[White gooseberries]] | ||
*[[Youngberries]] | |||
== Safety and berries == | |||
While many berries appear appetising to the human, many are toxic and should not ingested. Examples of toxic berries include: The berries on potato plants, pokeweed berries and the deadly nightshade.<ref name="wp">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry</ref> | |||
The unripe berries of the white mulberry, red mulberry and elderberry are poisonous but are edible when ripe.<ref name="wp" /> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
== Sources and citations == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Food crops]] | [[Category:Food crops]] | ||
[[Category:Berries]] | [[Category:Berries]] |
Revision as of 11:16, 29 November 2015
Berries are small, soft fruits often found on bushes, shrubs, vines and other plants.
Types of berries
Here is a list of berries, under construction:
- Bilberries
- Blackberries
- Black currants
- Blueberries
- Boysenberries
- Chokeberries
- Cloudberries (Rubus chamaemorus)
- Currants
- Cranberries
- Dewberries
- Elderberries
- Gooseberries
- Goji berries
- Grapes
- Huckleberries
- Kiwifruit
- Lingonberries
- Loganberries
- Marionberries
- Mulberries
- Orangeberries
- Pokeberries
- Raspberries
- Redcurrants
- Red gooseberries
- Strawberries
- Tomatilloes
- White gooseberries
- Youngberries
Safety and berries
While many berries appear appetising to the human, many are toxic and should not ingested. Examples of toxic berries include: The berries on potato plants, pokeweed berries and the deadly nightshade.[1]
The unripe berries of the white mulberry, red mulberry and elderberry are poisonous but are edible when ripe.[1]