Edibles Native to the Americas – Fruits

What fruits are native to your state or country?  Not all are unique to the Americas but some are such as tomatoes and peppers. Always be sure of identification before eating.

Avocado Persea americana
Blackberries Rubus
Blueberry Vaccinium
Bog Cranberries Oxycoccus microcarpus
Buffalo Berry Shepherdia canadensis
Bunchberry Cornus canadensis
Chokecherry Prunus
Crabapple Malus
Cranberry Vaccinium
Crowberry Empetrum
Currants Ribesa
Elderberry Sambucus
Grapes Vitis
Hawthorn Crataegus
Highbush Cranberry Viburnum trilobum or V. edule

Highbush Cranberry - Viburnum

Highbush Cranberry – Viburnum

Huckleberry Vaccinium
Juniper Juniperus
Kinnikinnick/Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi or A. rubra
Ligonberry Vaccinium
Mountain Ash Sorbus
Nagoonberry Rubus
Oregon Grape Mahonia

Edibles Native to the Americas - Fruits

Oregon Grape – Mahonia

Partridge Berry Vaccinium
Passionfruit Passiflora
PawPaw Asimina
Peppers Capsicum
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana
Pineapple Ananas
Plums Prunus
Prickly Pear Opuntia
Pumpkins Cucurbita pepo
Raspberry Rubus
Rosehips Rosa
Salal Gaultheria
Salmonberry Rubus
Serviceberry Amelanchier
Silverberry Elaegnus
Strawberry Fragaria
Strawberry Spinach Chenopodium capitatum
Sumac Rhus glabra
Thimbleberry Rubus
Tomato Lycopersicon
Watermelon Berry Streptopus amplexifolius and S. roseus


EatYourLandscape – landscaping with edible plants
See also Wikipedia