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Red Mulberry, Morus rubra
Fruit a multiple of drupes, resembling a blackberry, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Osage-orange, Maclura pomifera
Fruit large & spherical, a multiple of drupelets encased by a fleshy calyx, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Buffalo-nut, Pyrularia pubera
Fruit a pear-shaped fleshy drupe with a very acrid poisonous oil, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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Carolina Moonseed, Cocculus carolinus
Fruit a red drupe, borne in small axillary clusters, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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Sassafras, Sassafras albidum
Drupe blue-black [when ripe], borne erect by red stalks, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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Northern Spicebush, Lindera benzoin +
Flowers in umbellate clusters. Drupe red [when ripe], ellipsoid, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Flowering Raspberry, Rubus odoratus
Dense flattened clusters of small single-seeded fleshy fruits (drupes), per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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Flowering Raspberry, Rubus odoratus
Dense flattened clusters of small single-seeded fleshy fruits (drupes), per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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Southern Blackberry, Rubus pensilvanicus
Blackberry (aggregate fruit of drupelets) bright red maturing to blue-black, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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Chickasaw Plum , Prunus angustifolia
Fruit a glaucous yellow or red drupe, nearly round, 1/2"-3/4" across, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Black Cherry, Prunus serotina var. serotina
Fruit a drupe, dark purple to black, oval, about 3/8" in diameter, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Carolina Cherry Laurel, Prunus caroliniana
Fruit a shiny black drupe, oval, often persisting until spring, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Eastern Poison Ivy, Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans
Drupe glabrous to short-pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Eastern Poison Ivy, Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans
Spherical dry hairless drupe, 4-7mm wide, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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Poison Oak, Toxicodendron pubescens
Drupe densely hairy, 6-8mm wide, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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Dahoon, Ilex cassine
Fruit a globose shiny red drupe about 3/8" in diameter, sepals persisting, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Myrtle-leaved Holly, Ilex myrtifolia
Drupe red, occasionally yellow or orange, lustrous, globose, 5-8mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria
Fruit a red drupe, ~ 1/4" in diam, solitary or in clusters in leaf axils, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Mountain Winterberry, Ilex montana
Drupe ~ 1/2" in diameter - the larger fruit helps distinguish this species, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Inkberry, Ilex glabra
Fruit a dry drupe, solitary in axils, 5-7mm wide, green maturing to black, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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Sweet Gallberry, Ilex coriacea
Drupe shiny black [when mature], fleshy, sweet, not persisting into winter, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Carolina Buckthorn, Frangula caroliniana
Fruit a globose 3/8" drupe, red in summer becoming black at maturity, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Virginia Creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Drupe black to dark blue and white waxy, containing 3 lustrous brown seeds, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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Eastern Leatherwood, Dirca palustris
Drupe red [when ripe], ellipsoid, 6-8mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Eastern Leatherwood, Dirca palustris
Fruit a greenish drupe about 1cm long, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Autumn Olive, Elaeagnus umbellata var. parvifolia
Round red juicy drupe, finely dotted with silver/silvery-brown scales, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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American Ginseng, Panax quinquefolius
Berry-like drupes develop in late summer, ripening to crimson-red, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Devil's Walkingstick, Aralia spinosa
Fruit is a black drupe with reddish juice, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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Spikenard, Aralia racemosa
Fruits are dark purple drupes, about 0.2" across, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Blackgum, Nyssa sylvatica
Fruit a blue-black drupe borne singly or in pairs on a long stalk, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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Alternate-leaf Dogwood, Cornus alternifolia
Fruit a small blue-black drupe borne in red-stemmed terminal clusters, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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Silky Dogwood, Cornus amomum
Drupe is pale blue or spotted with cream, sparsely pubescent, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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Southern Swamp Dogwood, Cornus stricta
Drupes grayish, becoming bright blue, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Southern Swamp Dogwood, Cornus stricta
Drupes bright blue, globose, about 6-7mm in diameter, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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Bunchberry, Cornus canadensis
Fruits are bright red drupes, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Florida Rosemary, Ceratiola ericoides
Drupes red or olive, subglobose, 2-3mm in diameter, 2-seeded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Fruit ... a red drupe, per Weakley's Flora.
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Coral Ardisia, Ardisia crenata
Fruit spherical 1-seeded drupes, hanging down in fanned clusters, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests.
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Horsesugar, Symplocos tinctoria
Fruit is an oblong drupe, pelletlike, purplish after maturity, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Little Silverbell, Halesia carolina
Fruit a dry, 4-winged drupe, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Swamp-privet, Forestiera acuminata
Fruit a brownish to purple, ellipsoid, wrinkled, fleshy drupe, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Fringetree, Chionanthus virginicus
Pistillate plants produce oval, purplish drupes to 2cm long, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Japanese Privet, Ligustrum japonicum
Conical-shaped, branched terminal clusters of ovoid drupes, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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Chinese Privet, Ligustrum sinense
Dense ovoid drupes hanging or projecting outward, containing 1-4 seeds, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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Coralberry, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Fruit red berry-like drupes, persistent, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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Witch-hobble, Viburnum lantanoides
Fruit a bright red drupe, becoming black after maturity, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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Possumhaw Viburnum, Viburnum nudum
Fruit a drupe, ranging from pink to red, maturing to a dark blue, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Arrowwood, Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum
Fruit a rounded drupe, blue [when mature], per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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Mapleleaf Viburnum, Viburnum acerifolium
Fruit an ovoid drupe, ripening from green to pink then purplish-black, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.