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 . 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.

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