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BRAMBLES, BLACKBERRIES & RASPBERRIES
Shrubs and vines are often prickly and usually have toothed, compound leaves.
White-to-pinkish flowers are succeeded by multi-celled fruits.
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Thimbleberry (Photos)
Rubus parviflorus
To 6 ft. (1.8 m)
Maple-like leaves are 5-lobed.
Flowers are succeeded by
lumpy red berries.

Wild Red Raspberry (Photos)
Rubus idaeus
To 6 ft. (1.8 m)
Leaves have 3-5 leaflets.
Leaves are rich in vitamin C.
Fruits appear in summer.

Salmonberry (Photos)
Rubus spectabilis
To 7 ft. (2.1 m)
Showy pink to purple flowers
are succeeded by red,
raspberry-like fruits.

Trailing Raspberry (Photos)
Rubus pedatus
To 16 in. (40 cm)
White flowers have 5 narrow
petals and bloom May-June.
Red berries have 1-6 drupelets.

Blackberry (Photos)
Rubus allegheniensis
To 10 ft (3 m)
Leaves usually have 3 leaflets. White
flowers are succeeded by red berries
that blacken when ripe.

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GOOSEBERRIES & CURRANTS
In general, most have maple-like, alternate leaves. Flowers are succeeded
by single-celled berries with a 'pigtail' or dried flower parts.
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Currant (Photos)
Ribes spp.
To 7 ft. (2.1 m)
Low, spreading shrubs have smooth branches.
Leaves have 3-5 lobes and are up to 4 in. (10 cm)
long. Berries are red, black or golden. Crushed
leaves have a 'currant' smell.

Gooseberry (Photos)
Ribes spp.
To 7 ft. (2.1 m)
Green 'pigtailed' berries redden as
they mature. Leaves have 3-5 lobes.

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BLUEBERRIES & CRANBERRIES
Family of about 35 North American species often Hybridize.
Berries are a good source of vitamin C and may be tart or sweet.
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Blueberry (Photos)
Vaccinium spp.
To 10 ft. (3 m)
Erect or prostrate shrub has thin, smooth branches.
Bell shaped flowers are white-to-pinkish. Blue to black
berries have a 'navel' (a scalloped edge with 5 points)
and many have a whitish bloom.

Huckleberry (Photos)
Vaccinium membranaceum
To 4 ft. (1.2 m)
Bell-shaped flowers are succeeded by
pea-sized, black-purplish berries in summer.
Leaves turn red or purple in autumn.

Mountain Cranberry (Photos)
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Branches to 8 in. (20 cm)
Small, bell-shaped flowers bloom in June-July.
Tart, red berries become more palatable after first frost.