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NAME: Black Raspberry
SPECIES / FAMILY: Rubus Occidentalis / Rosaceae
OTHER COMMON NAME(S):
CONDITIONS:
sun-partial shade
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Shoots |
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Fruits |
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sweet/sour |
RAW/DRY/COOK |
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PORTION: small-medium
COMMENT: Fruit - raw or cooked and used in pies, preserves etc. It is of variable quality, with the finest forms having a rich acid flavour. Shoots – raw, peeled, or cooked like rhubarb. (1) The cane is round and smooth.
CAUTION: Leaves, bark, and roots used mainly as a medicinal. https://plighttofreedom.com/common-blackberry
NUTRITION/MEDICINAL: Roots. Leaves. A tea is made from the leaves and another from the bark of the root. Astringent; Cathartic; Ophthalmic; Pectoral; Salve; TB; VD.(1) Also: https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-1120/black-raspberry
LOOK-A-LIKES:
POISONOUS LOOK-A-LIKES:
OTHER USES: Dye - purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit.(1)
SOURCE LINKS (may include nutritional and medicinal info, plus other uses):
- https://pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?latinname=Rubus+occidentalis
- http://www.eattheweeds.com/blackberries-a-foragers-companion
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_occidentalis
- https://www.natureupnorth.org/justmynature/justindalaba/brambleberries-whats-difference (great photos)
- http://identifythatplant.com/blackberry-or-black-raspberry/