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
- Blackcurrant
- 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]