These were growing along a park and I thought they looked like blueberries. I’m sure they are not and someone on here is about to say they are wildly poisonous and will KO me.
Or maybe they are blueberries and I can transplant a bush or two to my garden.
Thanks for the help
by suavesweeney
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Oregon grape?
Oregon Grape… Edible in small quantities (yes ive eaten plenty of them). Very sour, juicy high in pectin. The young tender leaves are edible (again I munch on them when i see good ones) but have oxalates i think so could damage kidneys in high amounts. The roots have strong anti microbrial properties. Useful plant.
no that doesn’t look like a blueberry the leaves are completely different
Berberis nervosa. Aka Mahonia nervosa. Oregon grape. Edible, but not necessarily palatable. Bitter in a good/medicinal way.
I’ve never tried it, but I’ve read in foraging books and blogs that it makes a good jelly.
Agree with those who think it’s an Oregon grape. I have some growing in my yard, and it looks to be the same plant.
https://preview.redd.it/8fhgg5tzq8mf1.jpeg?width=612&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10cc59a7b255a187935f46fb25a51735367c0edf
This is a blueberry.