### berry | blueberry:

Highbush blueberry
* Highbush blueberries are distantly related to cranberries and azaleas
  - hardy in central and southern Iowa
  - grow quite well in the northern third of the state
* Some highbush blueberries have very high levels of anthocyanin and some less.
* is one of the most agriculturally important blueberries of North America.

Wild blueberry
* Wild blueberries are a replacement crop for European bilberries
  - grow thickly under the spruce trees
  - take two years to bear fruit
+ Blueberry
  * Blueberries have a sweet taste, with a little acidic hint. Wild blueberries have a stronger taste. Blueberries are good for making jelly, jam, pie, muffins, and many other foods.

Bright berry
* Bright berries contain seeds.
* Bright berries have flavour
  - sweet flavour
* Most bright berries contain seeds

Bright red berry
* Bright red berries contain seeds.
* Bright red berries have flavour

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Currant
* Most currants have flavor
  - produce fruit
* Raise extra plants by taking hardwood cuttings from healthy bushes.
* are about one-quarter the size of ordinary raisins, and are typically used in baked goods
  - shrubs
  - subject to a variety of insect and disease pests
  - tiny raisins, usually from the Mediterranean region
* can replace blueberries.
* do best in cool soil temperatures with full sun
  - fertile, loamy soil that has good drainage
* grow best in summer humid, cool regions with great winter chilling.
* have a high nutrient requirement
  - unusual flavor
* includes peels
  - sections
* perform best in cool, moist, well-drained sites.
* tend to have a milder flavor than gooseberries.

### berry | currant:

Black currant
* Most black currants have flavor
  - produce fruit
* are currants
  - part of black currants
  - ripe when the fruit has a deep, purple-black color
* grow on woody shrubs and are frankly homely beside their glossy relations.
* have a strong and unusual flavor
* perform better when different cultivars are grown together.
* produce fruit on young new wood of the previous season's growth
* sweeten and highlight the mild flavor of China teas.

Red currant
* Most red currants produce fruit.
* are among the most beautiful of fruits.
* boast soft, green leaves followed by brilliant red clusters of tasty berries.

Elder berry
* Elder berries are higher in vitamin C than other high-C fruits such as oranges.
* is good for the respiratory system and digestive system.

Fleshy berry
* Fleshy berries contain seeds.
* Most fleshy berries contain seeds.

Green berry
* Green berries affects lungs, kidneys, heart and nervous system
  - occur on plants
* Most green berries occur on plants.

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Hawthorn berry
* Hawthorn berries are a stronger diuretic
  - also high in B - vitamins and other important nutrients
  - famous in Europe for the circulatory system, especially the heart
  - particularly beneficial for the treatment of angina
  - the best herbs for strengthening and protecting the heart
  - can help in treatment of high or low blood pressure, tachycardia, and arrhythmia
  - have a long history of use as a heart tonic
  - seem to enhance enzyme metabolism and oxygen utilization in the heart muscle
* is high in a thickening agent called pectin
  - used in Europe in several different formulations

Infected berry
* Infected berries remain firm compared to healthy berries, which soften as they ripen
  - firm, compared to ripening healthy berries, and drop easily
* Infected berries turn from light brown to dark brown, then shrivel and turn hard and black
  - white or salmon in color as other berries ripen
* Some infected berries turn dark brown and shriveled, and are referred to as mummies.