so it passes into our intestines where it may have a number of stimulating effects Common berries Blueberries (left) are true berries, or single fruits derived from the plant’s ovaries Caneberries and strawberries are not true berries, but multiple fruits that develop from many ovaries set in the same flower receptacle Each little segment of a raspberry or blackberry (center) is a complete stone fruit The strawberry (right) is a “false fruit”: the small “seeds” borne on the surface of the swollen flower base are dry but entire fruits that correspond to the caneberry segments Berries, Including Grapes and Kiwi Fruit Though the term berry has a precise botanical definition, in common usage it generally refers to small fruits borne on bushes and low plants, not trees Most of our familiar berries are natives of northern woodlands Caneberries: Blackberries, Raspberries, and Relatives Caneberries are fruits of the genus Rubus, which grows naturally across most of the temperate northern hemisphere in the form of long thin, thorny stalks, or canes There are hundreds of species of blackberry native to both Europe and the Americas, but just a few species of raspberry Serious caneberry cultivation probably began around 1500, and a number of blackberry-raspberry hybrids have been created, including boysenberry, loganberry, youngberry, and tayberry from American species, the Bedford giant from European species Less familiar caneberries include cloudberries, a yelloworange Scandinavian fruit, and dark red, ... are natives of northern woodlands Caneberries: Blackberries, Raspberries, and Relatives Caneberries are fruits of the genus Rubus, which grows naturally across most of the temperate northern hemisphere in the form of long thin, thorny stalks, or canes... the form of long thin, thorny stalks, or canes There are hundreds of species of blackberry native to both Europe and the Americas, but just a few species of raspberry Serious caneberry cultivation...Though the term berry has a precise botanical definition, in common usage it generally refers to small fruits borne on bushes and low plants, not trees Most of our familiar berries are natives of northern woodlands