Found Wild Berries in the Yard

@CarolDM (203396)
Nashville, Tennessee
June 15, 2020 2:24pm CST
Found some red berries growing behind the two rows of cedar trees in the yard. Looks like maybe wild raspberries. Does anyone know? There are tons of them growing flat on the ground. I know that are not blackberries and they do not look like strawberries in my opinion. No, I will not eat these, before you ask. I just thought they were cool to find in with all of the trees. You never know what you might find in the yard.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502565)
• Italy
16 Jun 20
Those are not raspberries, we have plenty in our garden, the botanical name is "potentilla indica" "mock strawberry". The fruits are not good to eat, we call them "snake strawberry" it is believed that they attract snakes.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502565)
• Italy
16 Jun 20
@CarolDM I never do either, some pretty berries are poisonous.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
Thanks but I never eat anything growing wild.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
@LadyDuck Very true.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
15 Jun 20
I'm not familiar with them. Leave them for the birds.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
15 Jun 20
@CarolDM That, they will!
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
15 Jun 20
That area has already been cut. Too many other debris that had to be removed. But they should grow back.
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much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jun 20
Oh my gosh - a house down the street has one small little stem of this growing in their drought tolerant landscape . . . we just noticed it last week (berries are not typically growing in our area). We thought they were some kind of raspberry too. Interesting that someone said mock strawberry . . . I wonder if it's edible?
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
15 Jun 20
No idea, but I will not eat them. The birds can have them.
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much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jun 20
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
16 Jun 20
Someone said no, that they aren't edible.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
15 Jun 20
It is a wild raspberries I loved it.Used to picked them many times along with blueberries in my younger days
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
15 Jun 20
Looks more like mock strawberries but either way the birds will enjoy. We always picked blackberries.
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LowRiderX
@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
15 Jun 20
I'm not sure, it doesn't look like a wild strawberry or a raspberry. In any case, do not eat
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
15 Jun 20
I never eat anything growing wild. They are for the birds.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
@LowRiderX Yes dessert the birds will enjoy.
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LowRiderX
@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
16 Jun 20
@CarolDM It happened that people ate something because it looked similar. It is a dessert for birds
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Kitycat
@KityCat (7739)
• India
15 Jun 20
I wonder what kind of berry it is .
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
15 Jun 20
Maybe as JJ said, mock strawberries.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148734)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Jun 20
We have blackberries on the side of our shed. Last summer we made blackberry cobbler out of them.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
We did this a lot growing up.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
16 Jun 20
To me, they look like raspberries. But not being sure, I would not eat them either. The birds will have a "fiesta" with them.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
I never eat anything in the wild. Bird food!
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Sharon
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
16 Jun 20
They do look like raspberries. It was a good idea not to eat them, but agree they were a cool find in your backyard.
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Sharon
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
20 Jun 20
@CarolDM Isn't it funny how we can't eat them yet the birds do without any problem?
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Jun 20
@simone10 Birds eat many berries that are poisonous to other animals.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
I never eat anything in the wild. Bird food!
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135810)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Jun 20
See you have an answer. Knew they were not raspberries.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
You probably knew as soon as you saw them.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135810)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Jun 20
@CarolDM With you saying on the ground I wasnt sure at all.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
@wolfgirl569 I did not have my camera when I found them.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
15 Jun 20
That looks delicious. Just leave it there for the birds to eat.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
16 Jun 20
@CarolDM that is good as many birds will come to your yard.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
15 Jun 20
There are many more where these came from. Lots of bird food in my yard I wasn't even aware of.
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@freelancermariagrace (29342)
• Philippines
16 Jun 20
Good decision on not eating them.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
Never enters my mind to eat anything in the wild.
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Scott Andersen
@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
16 Jun 20
no clue, but it is beautiful
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
Mock strawberry.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
@DocAndersen They grow on a vine flat on the ground.
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Scott Andersen
@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
16 Jun 20
@CarolDM that is really cool, i've probably seen one, but didn't know!
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Jayanth
@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
16 Jun 20
Good that you didn't eat the wild berries. As they could be poisonous.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
I never eat anything in the wild. Bird food!
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
16 Jun 20
Yes, we had wild raspberries growing out in the woods, behind our property. Grandma and I went out back to pick some berries once, but they were quite small. Regardless, they were delicious!
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
16 Jun 20
@CarolDM After I responded I remembered, raspberries never grew on the ground.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
@kobesbuddy I am always learning.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
These are for the birds.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
16 Jun 20
Best not to mess with them. As you said, leave them for the birds.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
I did, just bought they looked cool growing on the ground.
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sarika bhatia
@sarik1 (7822)
•
16 Jun 20
Amazing ,so sweet good .
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BANKIM
@banksim (5347)
•
16 Jun 20
Looking nice
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Simone
@Janet357 (75638)
•
16 Jun 20
pretty berry. looks edible but am.not sure.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 20
I never eat anything in the wild. Bird food!
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Adie
@Adie04 (17405)
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16 Jun 20
What a surprise for your house today.
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