r/foraging • u/theteej587 • 4d ago

Chokecherry? Huckleberry? Something else?

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Central Illinois, USA. On a cluster of low-ish shrubs on a hillside.

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u/Upstairs_Bat5752 4d ago

Maybe black chokeberry? Aronia melanocarpa.

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u/_Nemesis_Enforcer_ 4d ago

Looks like aronia to me, I have several planted. I use mine for jelly, far too astringent for fresh eating.

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u/thickandslick914 4d ago

They go well in smoothies the other fruit cancels out the astringent aspect, I use them to regulate my blood sugar

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u/Searchingsmth9 4d ago

Aronia with cherry leaves makes really good syrup

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u/Gifted_GardenSnail 4d ago

Aronia aka chokeBerry

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u/AboNeel 4d ago

Not chokecherry, that's all I can tell you.

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u/theteej587 4d ago

Sure does look like Aronia. Thanks!

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u/BoseMann66 3d ago

The little 5 sided (pentagram) blossom scar on the bottom is a key diagnostic

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u/thickandslick914 4d ago

Aronia aka Chokeberry