red berry or seed?

Nov 10, 2005 2 Replies
T

Hello all,



I took this photo of what appeared to me at the time to be red berries,



but now I am not sure and am interested in finding out exactly what they are.



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red "berry" is oblong and is only about 1/3 inch long. Usually hanging off in groups of 2, 3, or 4 and they have little knobs on the opposite end of where they attach. I found them in little patches usually nearby the base of sugar maple trees near the south shore in Massachusetts, USA.



I believe they had pasty insides. I took a couple home, and after drying out, I find they have a single small black seed inside.



Thanks for any help!



-Tom



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C

Looks like a fruiting stem of a Barberry (Berberis).

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fruit is by definition a berry.

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T

Thanks a lot! Looking at the photos, I definitely think you're correct.

-Tom

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