Ecuadorian mountain berry

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Rubus urticifolius

Ecuadorian mountain berry, a reference photo
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Rubus urticifolius is a species of bramble in the Rosaceae family with a native range stretching from central Mexico to northern Argentina. It bears an edible fruit, often locally called mora de monte, and both its fruit and leaves were used in indigenous traditional medicines.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Ecuadorian mountain berry being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rubus
Species
Rubus urticifolius

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