Plants identification with berries. In this section you will find pictures of edible and poisonous berries. Berry fruits can also be found in the fruit & vegetables section.

Strawberry Tree
Origin: North Africa, Western Asia, Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine)
Edible: The fruits are edible.

Asparagus densiflorus
Edible: No, the berries are not edible they contain saponins.

Berberis ×frikartii
Origin: The parent species are native to China.
Edible: No

Solanum dulcamara
Edible: No

Solanum nigrum
Origin: Asia, Europe, North Africa
Edible: No, all parts of the plant are toxic.

Rubus sectio Rubus
Origin: The wild type is native to Asia, Europe, North Africa and North America.
Edible: The fruits edible and leaves can be used for tea.

Rubus sectio Rubus
Origin: The wild type is native to Asia, Europe, North Africa and North America.
Edible: Yes, the Blackberry is edible, but unripe fruits taste very sour.

Ribes nigrum cv.
Origin: The wild type is native to Asia (e.g. Turkey, Siberia), Europe and also can be found as an cultivated or introduced species in other regions (e. g. China, New Zealand, North America)
Edible: The fruits are edible.

Vaccinium cv.
Edible: The fruits are edible.

Bryonia dioica
Edible: No all plant parts are toxic.

Capparis spinosa
Edible: Yes flower buds (Capers) such as fruits (Caper berries) and leaves are edible.

Ricinus communis
Edible: No, all parts of the plant are poisonous.

Prunus laurocerasus
Edible: Yes, but only the fruit flesh. Seeds and other plant parts are toxic.

Ardisia crenata
Edible: No

Cornus mas
Edible: Yes

Flax-Leaved Daphne
Origin: North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia), Asia (Turkey), Europe (Albania, former Yugoslavia, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain)
Edible: No, all plant parts are poisonous.

Golden Dewdrop, Pigeon Berry
Origin: Mexico to Argentina, Caribbean
Edible: No, all plant parts are poisonous.

Schefflera arboricola
Edible: No, all plant parts are poisonous.

Sambucus nigra
Edible: Elderberries are edible after cooking.

Sambucus ebulus
Edible: No all plant parts are toxic.

European Spindle, Common Spindle
Origin: The wild type is native to Europe, Turkey, Caucasus.
Edible: No, all parts of the plant are poisonous.

Spindle, Fortune's Spindle
Origin: The wild types comes from Asia, it is native to China, Japan, Korea and India, among others.
Edible: No, all parts of the plant are poisonous.

Pyracantha coccinea
Edible: No

Eastern Teaberry, Checkerberry
Origin: North America
Edible: The fruits are edible.

Lycium barbarum
Edible: The berries are edible.

Koelreuteria paniculata
Edible: No

Solanum villosum
Origin: Europe, Eurasia (Caucasus), West Asia (Turkey), North Africa (Tunisia)
Edible: No, all parts of the plant are toxic.

Crataegus monogyna
Edible: Yes

Nandina domestica
Origin: Asia (China, Japan)
Edible: No, all parts of the plant are toxic.

Common Sea-Buckthorn, Sallow Thorn
Origin: Europe, Asia
Edible: The berries are edible.

Ilex aquifolium
Edible: No

Common Hop, European Hop
Origin: Europe, North Africa (Morocco), North America, West Asia and as an invasive species also in other regions.
Edible: Yes

Common Holly, English Holly
Origin: Europe, Western Asia and North Africa
Edible: No, all parts of the plant are poisonous.

Common Holly, English Holly
Origin: The wilde type is native to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa.
Edible: No, all parts of the plant are poisonous.

Arum italicum
Edible: No all plant parts are toxic.

Hedera helix
Edible: No, all plant parts are poisonous.

Zanthoxylum piperitum
Edible: Yes

Chaenomeles japonica
Origin: Japan
Edible: Yes, the fruits are edible.
Season: Fall to winter

Skimmia japonica
Edible: No

Ribes × nidigrolaria
Edible: The berries can be eaten raw

Actinidia arguta
Edible: Yes, the pulp is edible and tastes much sweeter than the large kiwi varieties.

Pyramid Tree, Norfolk Island Hibiscus
Origin: Australia, (Lord Howe Island, Queensland, Norfolk Island)
Edible: No

Viburnum tinus
Origin: Mediterranean region (North Africa, West Asia, Europe)
Edible: No, all parts of the plant are toxic.

Convallaria majalis
Edible: No all plant parts are toxic.

Viscum album
Origin: Asia, Europe, North Africa and as an introduced species also in some parts of North America.
Edible: No, all parts of the plant are slightly poisonous.

Myrtus communis
Edible: The berries are edible

Coral Bead Plant, Coral Moss
Origin: Asia, Australia, North & South America
Edible: No

Mahonia aquifolium
Edible: Yes, but only the berries.

Mahonia × media
Edible: Yes, but only the berries.

Empress Tree, Princess Tree
Origin: China and as an ornamental tree also in other regions
Edible: No, the Empress Tree is slightly poisonous.

Physalis, Cape Gooseberry, Goldenberry
Origin: South America (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela) and as an introduced species also in other regions.
Edible: The ripe fruits are edible.

Lentisk, Mastic
Origin: Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia, Northern Africa
Edible: Yes

Australian Laurel, Japanese Pittosporum
Origin: China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Edible: No

Phytolacca acinosa
Edible: No all plant parts are toxic.

Prunus lusitanica
Origin: Europe (France, Portugal, Spain) to North Africa (Morocco)
Edible: No

Mock Strawberry, Indian Strawberry
Origin: Asia (East Asia, West Asia, India, Malaysia), as an introduced species the false strawberry is also found in some European countries and in North America.
Edible: The berries are edible but have little flavor.

Cherry Plum, Myrobalan Plum
Origin: Asia (Caucasus, China, Pakistan, West Asia), Southeast Europe and as a naturalized species in some parts of North America.
Edible: Yes, the yellow to cherry red or blue violet fruits are edible.

Mahaleb Cherry, St. Lucie Cherry
Origin: Asia, Europe, North Africa
More infos: The berries are not edible.

Blackthorn, Sloe
Origin: Asia (Caucasus, Western Asia), Europe
More infos: The berries are edible.

Rubus idaeus
Origin: The wild type is native to Asia, Europe, North Africa and North America.
Edible: The fruits are edible and leaves can be used for tea.

Ribes rubrum cv.
Origin: The wild type is native to Europe (Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland) and also can be found as an cultivated or introduced species in other regions.
Edible: The fruits are edible.

Gooseberry
Origin: The wild type is native to Eurasia, North Africa.
Edible: The berries are edible.

Burnet Rose, Scotch Rose
Origin: Asia, Europe and as a cultivated shrub also in other regions.
Edible: The black rose hips are edible, also raw and fresh from the bush.

Edible: Yes

Edible: Yes

Sorbus aucuparia
Origin: Asia, Europe and as naturalized species also in New Zealand and North America (Canada, USA).
Edible: The berries are edible.

Raspberry
Origin: Europe
Edible: Yes, the fruits are edible and leaves can be used for tea.

Cutleaf Evergreen Blackberry, Evergreen Blackberry
Origin: Europe and as an introduced species also in in other regions.
Edible: The berries are edible.

Japanese Wineberry
Origin: Asia (China, Japan, Korea)
Edible: The fruits are edible.

Hippophaë rhamnoides
Edible: The berries are edible but taste extremely bitter.

Amelanchier ovalis
Edible: Yes

Black Nightshade, Hound's Berry
Origin: Africa, Asia, Europa, naturalized in other regions
Edible: No. All parts of the Black Nightshade are poisonous.

Jerusalem Cherry, Madeira Winter Cherry
Origin: Central to South America
Edible: No

Euonymus europaeus
Edible: No, all parts of the plant are poisonous.

Sorbus intermedia
Edible: Yes

Datura stramonium
Edible: No

Hypericum androsaemum
Edible: No

Grape Vine
Origin: The wild type is native to Asia, Europe, North Africa.
Edible: Yes, leaves and berries are edible.
Season: Late summer to fall

Viburnum lantana
Edible: No

Ribes rubrum alba cv.
Origin: The wild type is native to Europe (Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland) and also can be found as an cultivated or introduced species in other regions.
Edible: The fruits are edible.

Ligustrum vulgare
Edible: No

Taxus baccata
Edible: No all plant parts are toxic.