Berries

Thank you for visiting the Cooperative Extension Service to gather more information about berries. Below you will find a list of all of our free berry publications. They are listed alphabetically and are all in PDF format. We also have several related videos on our YouTube channel here. Here is a great Alaska Wild Berries infographic from the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska. You may also be interested in Using Alaska's Wild Berries & Other Wild Edibles, which is available for $15 at any district office or by calling 877-520-5211.

Highbush cranberries hanging off branch

 

Man holding blueberry plant
Alaska Blueberries

Vaccinium uliginosum

Red Huckleberries growing on a plant
Red Huckleberries

Vaccinium parvifolium

Plant with orange Cloudberries growing on it
Cloudberries

Rubus chamaemorus

Red nagoonberries growing on a plant
Nagoonberries

Rubus arcticus

A cluster of red and yellow cranberries on a plant
Highbush Cranberries

Virburnum edule

A bush with vibrant red salmonberries
Salmonberries

Rubus spectabilis

A plant with red cranberries growing on it
Lowbush Cranberries (aka Lingonberries)

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Plant with blue Serviceberries growing on it
Serviceberries (also known as Saskatoon or Juneberries)

Amelanchier alnifolia

Fresh Crowberries hanging from a bush
Crowberries (aka Blackberries)

Empetrum nigrum

A wild strawberry plant with lush leaves and ripe berries growing on the ground
Wild Strawberries

Fragaria virginiana

Black Currants growing off a plant
Currants

Ribes spp.

Ripe red raspberries hanging from a bush
American Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus

Plant with red gooseberries hanging from it
Gooseberries

Ribes oxyacanthoides

Vibrant red watermelon berries and lush green leaves
Watermelon Berries

Streptopus amplexifolius