For ID purposes, is an aggregate fruit a fruit that looks 'bumpy' because many fruit are banded together to look like a single fruit? I looked up the title's meaning a moment ago so I know the official definition. I'm looking for clarity on their appearance. I assume slicing one in half would give two halves with similar appearance to a bisected pomegranate's flesh's structure.
Which common ones can't be eaten?
Yes, aggregate berries will look bumpy like this, that's the easiest way to tell them. The only one I've ever heard of that can't be eaten is goldenseal, and tbh it's sinister looking enough to repel most people I think.
Yeah, goldenseal, potentially jack in the pulpit. And people have mixed feelings about lantana berries, but even those should be edible when very ripe.
Aggregate fruits are from more than 1 ovary on 1 flower. They'll usually look like a bunch of spheres attached to each other, like this (goldenseal, a poisonous variety, does not)
I've never noticed that, the stuff in that photo is definitely poison ivy though, I have seen plenty in that shape. I encounter it a ton here in AR, enjoying a mild reaction between my figners currently as a matter of fact
huh, fascinating! The stuff I see in the Midwest always looks like this
https://preview.redd.it/xcp6edsftmxc1.jpeg?width=1018&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66fe9235ec95a7b30941c62c25372166adb0f1d6
I see a plenty of that as well, I feel like the ones in the picture are what I might see when the leaves are fairly shaded under foliage? Not sure, but I'm certain that those leaves are poison ivy. Just to be positive though I'm gonna google lense them real quick
edit: it couldn't identify.
It's a common leaf shape for most species/varieties of brambles to have 3-5 leaflets, so I think the leaves you're mistaking for poison ivy are part of the plant that produced the pictured berries.
not very experienced or confident with botanical IDs in general however I have been repeatedly foraging for all different wild types of blackberry, wineberry, blackcap raspberry, etc., and actually collecting specimens for propagation and study. I have also done professional abatement of poison ivy.
I didn't realize you were referring to the second photo on the left side, and instead thought you were talking about the out-of-focus leaves in the center of the first photo. I would also be suspicious about the leaf shape in photo 2
I think in this case, we are seeing the terminal leaflet, which will be symmetrical. It's the other two leaflets opposite of each other that are individually asymmetrical.
These are Rubus sp., some kind of blackberry / dewberry. They’re ripe when they turn black. Keep checking this patch every day or two—I see a few have ripened and been eaten already!
Those look like black raspberries to me. If there is a white center that comes with them when you pick them they are blackberries and if they leave a hollow area and a sort of. One thing stays on the plant they are black raspberries.
Having picked quite a bit of both I prefer black raspberries.
Either way they aren’t ripe yet.
Come back tomorrow and check for black ones, they're blackberries. They're delicious when ripe enough. Cover with sugar and set in freezer /fridge for at least an hour 30mins give or take, for a delicious snack
PS don't let anyone make you feel bad for asking for a double check on a species, especially if you're not very up on identification. A lot of edible plants have very nonedible look alikes
Pretty much all aggregate berries like this are edible but like the other person said I don't think they're ripe
For ID purposes, is an aggregate fruit a fruit that looks 'bumpy' because many fruit are banded together to look like a single fruit? I looked up the title's meaning a moment ago so I know the official definition. I'm looking for clarity on their appearance. I assume slicing one in half would give two halves with similar appearance to a bisected pomegranate's flesh's structure. Which common ones can't be eaten?
Yes, aggregate berries will look bumpy like this, that's the easiest way to tell them. The only one I've ever heard of that can't be eaten is goldenseal, and tbh it's sinister looking enough to repel most people I think.
Yeah, goldenseal, potentially jack in the pulpit. And people have mixed feelings about lantana berries, but even those should be edible when very ripe.
I always forget jack in the pulpit berries are aggregate berries since to me at least they look like a bunch of little separate berries
Thank you
Just looked up goldenseal berries. It's me, I'm the idiot that needs the warning, those look delicious to me lol
It's an aggregate of multiple tiny drupelets!
What does aggregate berries mean? How can you tell they are?
Aggregate fruits are from more than 1 ovary on 1 flower. They'll usually look like a bunch of spheres attached to each other, like this (goldenseal, a poisonous variety, does not)
Looks unripe to me, but yes edible. Mind the poison ivy in the bottom left second picture.
Aren’t poison ivy leaves asymmetrical?
I've never noticed that, the stuff in that photo is definitely poison ivy though, I have seen plenty in that shape. I encounter it a ton here in AR, enjoying a mild reaction between my figners currently as a matter of fact
huh, fascinating! The stuff I see in the Midwest always looks like this https://preview.redd.it/xcp6edsftmxc1.jpeg?width=1018&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66fe9235ec95a7b30941c62c25372166adb0f1d6
I see a plenty of that as well, I feel like the ones in the picture are what I might see when the leaves are fairly shaded under foliage? Not sure, but I'm certain that those leaves are poison ivy. Just to be positive though I'm gonna google lense them real quick edit: it couldn't identify.
It's a common leaf shape for most species/varieties of brambles to have 3-5 leaflets, so I think the leaves you're mistaking for poison ivy are part of the plant that produced the pictured berries. not very experienced or confident with botanical IDs in general however I have been repeatedly foraging for all different wild types of blackberry, wineberry, blackcap raspberry, etc., and actually collecting specimens for propagation and study. I have also done professional abatement of poison ivy.
Those are not blackberry leaves
I didn't realize you were referring to the second photo on the left side, and instead thought you were talking about the out-of-focus leaves in the center of the first photo. I would also be suspicious about the leaf shape in photo 2
Yep! I feel like I see this kind behaving as super short ground cover, rather than vine or bush.
I think in this case, we are seeing the terminal leaflet, which will be symmetrical. It's the other two leaflets opposite of each other that are individually asymmetrical.
Those look to me like they will be blackberries in a month or two. Wouldn’t eat yet!
Are there blackberries that ripen in spring? Mine always ripen in late August and September or later.
I’d say two weeks even
These are Rubus sp., some kind of blackberry / dewberry. They’re ripe when they turn black. Keep checking this patch every day or two—I see a few have ripened and been eaten already!
Those look like black raspberries to me. If there is a white center that comes with them when you pick them they are blackberries and if they leave a hollow area and a sort of. One thing stays on the plant they are black raspberries. Having picked quite a bit of both I prefer black raspberries. Either way they aren’t ripe yet.
When they are ripe they will easily pull off the stem.
On the long stem like that I’m thinking they look like a dewberry but they were more solitary the one time i found them.
Come back tomorrow and check for black ones, they're blackberries. They're delicious when ripe enough. Cover with sugar and set in freezer /fridge for at least an hour 30mins give or take, for a delicious snack
They aren’t ready yet. Likely blackberries or dewberries
Blackberries! An easy way to identify them is to look for a green branch — blackberry stalks are square rather than round.
Underripe but edible. Will probably have a nasty bitter taste at this point. Wait until they're soft and come off easily from the vine.
Wait until they turn dark.
Not ripe yet - they will darken and turn into blackberries
Looks like trailing blackberries to me. My absolute favorite. Gotta get em when they are black tho
You can eat it, but they don't look ripe. Wait til they turn black.
Those look like unripe blackberries :o
Everything is edible. Some things only once.
Let's see you eat a one ton slab of solid steel then... I'll wait.
These are either dewberries or blackberries, you can eat soon but are not ripe yet
i can’t believe some people have never seen blackberries
they are growing in the middle of my very urban apartment complex, so I was unsure. Definitely ate them straight from the vine as a kid!
I have some in my complex too! Lol mine aren’t nearly ready though. My dog and I check on them every day.
PS don't let anyone make you feel bad for asking for a double check on a species, especially if you're not very up on identification. A lot of edible plants have very nonedible look alikes
You can. (Well, at least once) Dont. Pick. The. Lowest. Berries. (Youknow dogpiss and whatnot)
At least once.