View photos of the edible and medicinal plant, Rubus flagellaris (Northern dewberry), profiled in the Wild Edible Series: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas: Vol 1.

A passage from Wild Edible Plants of Texas (Vol 1):

When encountered they can be eaten fresh from the vine, or like Blackberry, processed into a jam, jelly, preserve, fruit spread, etc. They are sweet, just a bit tart, and dark–purple to black when fully ripe.

A passage from Wild Edible Plants of Oklahoma:

There are two Dewberry species native to Oklahoma – Rubus flagellaris (Northern dewberry) and Rubus trivialis (Southern dewberry). Both are common to central and eastern parts of the state.

View photos of the edible and medicinal plant, Rubus argutus (Sawtooth blackberry), profiled in the Wild Edible Series: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas: Vol 1.

A passage from Wild Edible Plants of Texas (Vol 1):

Rubus argutus is the most commonly encountered species of Blackberry (not to be confused with Dewberry) in Texas. Its main territory is from Gonzales County then to the east – mainly forest and field margins and roadsides of the state’s Coastal Plain.

View photos of the edible and medicinal plant, Rubus ursinus (California blackberry), profiled in the Wild Edible Series: California.

A passage from Wild Edible Plants of California:

When ripe, Blackberry fruit (not an actual berry but a drupe) are dark purple to black, and usually smaller than store–bought. They are sweet, mildly tart, and delicious when gathered from a healthy and well–hydrated specimen.