We see them everywhere in the winter, but what exactly are they—and are they edible?
The resilient, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub that bears these berries is usually used for decoration, but also spreads extremely easily. Although they have a slow growth rate, they can also last up to 40 years with the right care.
When it comes to any berries you see around the city, the ground rule is to refrain from eating them (seriously, it happens more often than you’d think). While sometimes the berries are toxic for dogs and humans alike, the plant itself can also have toxic properties.
- bearberry (aka kinnikinnick)
- black currant
- black huckleberry
- blueberry (aka bilberry)
- bunchberry
- chokecherry
- cloudberry
- cranberry
- crowberry
- elderberry
- fairy bell
- false solomon's-seal
- golden currant
- gooseberry
- hawthorn
- oregon grape
- prickly-pear cactus
- raspberry
- red currant
- saskatoon berry (aka service berry, juneberry)
- skunkbush berry (aka sourberry)
- strawberry
- thimbleberry
- twisted stalk
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