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Rubus parviflorus, the fruit of which is commonly called the thimbleberry [2] or redcap, is a species of Rubus with large hairy leaves and no thorns. The species is native to northern temperate regions of North America. It produces red aggregate fruit similar in appearance to a raspberry; although edible
Amelanchier alnifolia, the saskatoon berry, Pacific serviceberry, western serviceberry, western shadbush, or western juneberry, [2] is a shrub native to North America. It is a member of the rose family , and bears an edible berry-like fruit.
The fruit is a red berry, 7–20 mm (1 ⁄ 4 – 13 ⁄ 16 in) diameter, spherical in shape with a rough surface. [11] It matures in about 12 months, in autumn, at the same time as the next flowering. It is edible; the fruit is sweet when reddish. Seeds are small, brown and angular [11] and are often dispersed by frugivorous birds. [12]
In addition to seed propagation, new plants are formed from the tips of existing canes touching the ground. They thrive in moist soil and grow near and within wooded areas. [7] Unripe berries covered by glandular hairs. As a fruit develops, it is surrounded by a protective calyx covered in hairs that exude tiny drops of sticky fluid.
Rubus ursinus is a wide, mounding shrub or vine, growing to 0.61–1.52 metres (2–5 feet) high, and more than 1.8 m (6 ft) wide. [3] The prickly branches can take root if they touch soil, thus enabling the plant to spread vegetatively and form larger clonal colonies.
Rhus integrifolia, also known as lemonade sumac, [1] lemonade berry, or lemonadeberry, is a shrub to small tree in the sumac genus Rhus. It is native to the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges and the South Coast regions of Southern California .
Berries are produced and ripen through the summer and into fall. [2] The berries remain on the shrub for up to a month before falling to the ground. [2] The berries are a dark purple to black color and are a little under 1 cm in diameter when ripe. [2] They are tart, likely due to their high content of phenolic acids, producing a pH of about 2. ...
The fruit is red and 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) across. [4] It is an epigynous berry, with the majority of the flesh of the fruit being composed of the fleshy calyx. The plant is a calcifuge, favoring acidic soil, in pine or hardwood forests, although it generally produces fruit only in sunnier areas. [5]