Jun 9
CRYPTID PSA:
Christmas berries?? ✖️
Cryptid berries ✔️
Hot and sexy cryptid hunters educate themselves on edible local plants while hunting.
Bigger photo of the bush ⬇️
Christmas berries(lycium carolinianum) are found in the southern United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. They have a lightly sweet tomato-y taste. They’re often confused with chokeberry but there’s some major differences, comparison photo ⬇️
Notable differences:
Leaf shape
The leaves are smaller and rounded on the edible plant, more succulent looking.
Berry shape
The edible berries have a cute little leaf hood over them, the inedible berries also tend to be harder/tougher.
Happy cryptid hunting!
