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The wild berries in this photo are (from top to bottom):

Yaupon Holly:red background (poisonous, induces vomiting, once ingested for purification rituals by Native Americans);

wild Southern Blueberry: dark blue (edible);

unripe Jerusalem Cherry and unripe Yaupon Holly (smaller berries in center): both green (both inedible);

Dogwood seeds:red (inedible);

ripe Jerusalem Cherry: orange (inedible);

American Beautyberry: purple (slightly edible, nearly tasteless, somewhat unpleasant);

unripe berries of Chinese Privet: green, normally dark purple to black (inedible)

[Forwarded from en:File talk:Berries Contrast.JPG by Athaenara (talk) 03:44, 11 July 2010 (UTC)]