Types of Red Berries

Exploring Red Berries. Below are some of the most common red berries growing in the United States.
Bittersweet [Solanum dulcamara]. ...
Buffaloberry [Shepherdia argentea]. ...
Butcher's Broom [Ruscus aculeatus]. ...
Chokecherry [Prunus virginiana]. ...
Currant [Ribes rubrum] ...
Elderberry [Sambucus nigra] ...
Gooseberry [Ribes grossularia]

What are these little red berries?
Are most red berries poisonous?
Can you eat pyracantha berries?

What are these little red berries?

Barberry (Berberis)

Barberry is a shrub that grows in most parts of the world and has small edible red berries on it. Some species of this flowering shrub are deciduous and some are evergreen. ... You can eat the bright red berries straight off the plant, but they taste very sour.

Are most red berries poisonous?

Technically, it is only the seed that is toxic: The flesh, itself of the red berry (actually classified as an "aril") is not. But any berries with toxic seeds are essentially "poisonous berries," since eating the berries means exposing yourself to the seeds.

Can you eat pyracantha berries?

They have small, gloss-green leaves and are thorny, so be sure to put on a pair of protective gloves when planting and pruning them. Pyracantha berries are not poisonous as many people think although they are very bitter to taste, they are edible when cooked and are sometimes made into jelly.