Because many types of berries thrive in subarctic and humid continental climates and soil types, some parts of the world have become famous for their unique berries.
- mountain cranberry ( Vaccinium Vitis-ldaea),
- bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium uliginosum),
Which onese are grown on a commercial scale?
Rose family (Rosaceae) edit
Serviceberries (Amelanchier) edit
- (Amelanchier alnifolia), saskatoon berry in Western North America
- Amelanchier "lamarckii"
Rubus edit
The blackberries, as well as various other Rubus species with mounding or rambling growth habits, are often called bramble fruits. However, this name is not used for those like the raspberry that grow as upright canes, or for trailing or prostrate species such as most dewberries, or various low-growing boreal, arctic, or alpine species.
Name | Picture | Distribution |
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Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus)
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- Blackberry, of which there are many species and hybrids, such as dewberry, boysenberry, olallieberry, and tayberry
- Loganberry (Rubus loganobaccus)
- Raspberry, several species (genus Rubus)
- Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)
- Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
- Wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius)
- Rubus × loganobaccus: loganberry (cross of Rubus idaeus and blackberry
- Rubus fruticosus: common blackberry
- marionberry
- Rubus ursinus cv. Young: youngberry
- Rubus ursinus × idaeus: boysenberry
- Rubus idaeus: common raspberry
- Rubus spectabilis: salmonberry
- Rubus idaeus – European Red Raspberry
- Rubus strigosus – American Red Raspberry
- Rubus arcticus – Arctic Raspberry or Arctic Bramble
- Loganberry (Rubus × loganobaccus).
- Boysenberry Rubus ursinus x idaeus
- Rubus allegheniensis – Allegheny Blackberry
- Rubus armeniacus – Himalayan Blackberry
- Rubus caesius – European Dewberry
- Rubus canadensis – Canadian Blackberry
- Rubus chamaemorus – Cloudberry
- Rubus coreanus - Bokbunja
- Rubus cuneifolius – Sand Blackberry
- Rubus fruticosus agg. – Blackberry
- Rubus leucodermis – Whitebark Raspberry or Western Raspberry
- Rubus occidentalis – Black Raspberry
- Rubus odoratus – Flowering Raspberry
- Rubus pensilvanicus – Pennsylvania Blackberry
- Rubus saxatilis – Stone Bramble
Strawberries (Fragaria) edit
- Fragaria × ananassa: garden strawberry
- Fragaria vesca: Alpine or Woodland Strawberry
- Fragaria moschata: musk strawberry
Prunus edit
- Prunus virginiana: chokecherry
Aronia edit
- Aronia chokeberries
Hawthorn (Crataegus) edit
- Crataegus monogyna: called hawberry in Canada
Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) edit
- Lonicera caerulea var. edulis
- blue honeysuckle
- blue-berry honeysuckle
- fly honeysuckle
Currant and gooseberry family (Grossulariaceae) edit
Ribes edit
Name | Picture | Distribution |
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Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) | distribution | |
Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa, syn. R. grossularia) | distro | |
Redcurrant (Ribes rubrum)
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distribution | |
Ribes triste
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pic | distro |
wolfberry (Goji berry)
- Gooseberry (Ribes spp.; Grossulariaceae)
- Jostaberry?
Accessory fruits edit
gooseberry, cranberry,
strawberry?
- Bearberry (Arctostaphylos spp.)
- Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo), not to be confused with the Strawberry (Fragaria)
Multiple fruit edit
The mulberry is not a true berry either. It is a multiple fruit, like the pineapple, and is made up of the ovaries of several individual flowers.
- Mulberry (Morus spp.; Moraceae) including:
- Red Mulberry (Morus rubra)
- White Mulberry (Morus alba)
Other true berries? edit
- Açaí (Euterpe), a palm fruit native to the Amazon region
- Barberry (Berberis; Berberidaceae)
- Elderberry (Sambucus; Caprifoliaceae)
- Hackberry (Celtis spp.; Cannabaceae)
- Honeysuckle: the berries of some species (called honeyberries) are edible, others are poisonous (Lonicera spp.; Caprifoliaceae)
- Mayapple (Podophyllum spp.; Berberidaceae)
- Nannyberry or sheepberry (Viburnum spp.; Caprifoliaceae)
- Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium; Berberidaceae)
- Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides; Elaeagnaceae)
- Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera; Polygonaceae)
- Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae), a red juicy berry thought to be a vegetable as served in salads.
- Wolfberry (Lycium barbarum, Lycium spp.; Solanaceae)
Heath family (Ericaceae) edit
Blueberries edit
Name | Picture | Distribution |
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Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)
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Northeastern North America | |
Northern Highbush Blueberry (V. corymbosum) | row 2, cell 3 |
- V. myrtilloides (Canadian Blueberry)
- V. virgatum (Rabbiteye Blueberry; syn. V. ashei)
- V. darrowii (Southern Highbush Blueberry)
- V. elliottii (Elliott Blueberry)
- V. pallidum (Hillside or Dryland Blueberry) native to the eastern U.S., and common in the Appalachians and the Piedmont of the Southeast.
- V. arboreum (Sparkleberry), a common wild species on sandy soils in the southeastern U.S.
True cranberries edit
- Vaccinium macrocarpon (American Cranberry)
- Vaccinium microcarpum (Small Cranberry)
- Vaccinium oxycoccus (Common Cranberry)
- Vaccinium erythrocarpum
Other Vaccinium berries edit
Name | Picture | Distribution |
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Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
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distro |
- Vaccinium parvifolium: red huckleberry
- Bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium spp.)
- Huckleberry (Vaccinium spp.)
- Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
- Vaccinium ovalifolium (Alaska Blueberry; syn. V. alaskaense)
- Vaccinium parvifolium (Red Huckleberry)
- Vaccinium reticulatum (ohelo 'ai)
- Vaccinium ovatum (California Huckleberry)
- Vaccinium uliginosum (Northern (or Bog) Bilberry; syn. V. occidentale)
- Black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)
Aggregate fruits edit
For example, strawberries and raspberries are aggregate fruits, developed from multiple ovaries of a single flower.
Multiple fruits edit
- mulberry?
Other accessory fruit edit
- strawberry?
unknown edit
partridgeberry can be Mitchella repens or Gaultheria procumbens.
alkekengi
babykiwifruit
bilberry
brambleberry
Cape gooseberry
crowberry
dewberry
elderberry
golden raspberry
grapes
huckleberry
husktomato
jaboticaba
keriberry
kiwifruit
loganberry
marionberry
monkeypeach
physalis
poha
saskatoon
sea-buckthorn
shadberry
strawberrytomato
sweetgooseberry
thimbleberry
whinberry
rosehip?
whortleberry
wild strawberry
youngberry
Zantegrapes
Cape Gooseberry Physalis peruviana
ground cherry
Viburnum edit
Name | Picture | Distribution |
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American Cranberrybush (Viburnum opulus var. americanum, syn. V. triloba)
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Picture | row 2, cell 3 |
Nannyberry (V. lentago) | pic | east of the Rockies |
Squashberry (V. edule)
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row 2, cell 2 | Native to boreal North America |