Berry ID

[Mike]

The individual berries are the size of blueberries.

 

[Jackalope]

Looks like an Ivy. Probably an older heirloom variety before berries were bread out of todays nursery stock. Was there an old homesite nearby?

 

[Mike]

It was in a fence row near the road. Nothing that resembled an old homestead to speak of.

 

[giles]

Probably fix herpes or something, and you just left it there.

 

[Qback5]

I honestly know nothing about this...and from that place of ignorance I would guess a grape of some sort.

 

[Mike]

I've sent this to the OSU extension for ID.

 

[Jamie]

I would guess some sort of grape, too.

 

[bowhunter1023]

It looks similar to the cluster on English ivy when it fruits, but the timing is odd, as is the lack of leaves. A variety of wild or feral grape certainly makes sense.

 

[Jackalope]

It looks similar to the cluster on English ivy when it fruits, but the timing is odd, as is the lack of leaves. A variety of wild or feral grape certainly makes sense.

I originally put English Ivy also, but like you the lack of leaves was puzzling so I left it at ivy. An interresting one for sure.

 

[Mike]

Here's the response to your question:
It is nice to find neat things in the landscape that add interest and color and nature provides that as well as a minor food source for wildlife. The berry clusters that you have photographed appear to be that of the Carrion Flower (Smilax herbacea). This plant blooms in May to June and the flowers have a "nice" fly-attracting odor that gives the plant its name. You might make a note of this find's location and return in the spring to confirm the flower's odor properties. Please follow the links below for more information.

https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/savanna/plants/sm_carrion.htm
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SMHE
http://climbers.lsa.umich.edu/?p=337

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[giles]

interesting, I was really expecting it to be something invasive. Thanks for that extra effort Mike!

 

[Redhunter1012]

So it stinks like hot roadkill. I'm not going there in July to confirm this haha

 

[Qback5]

Neat

 

[Floki]

Man, You would think that would make a nice marinade.Hmmm...

 

[Jackalope]

Pretty dang cool Mike. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Big_Holla]

That is cool. Since the flowers smell like carrion/rotting meat and flies are mostly what pollinates it I wonder how the berries taste?! Was some interesting uses/remedies from it and the root of it as well.

 

[giles]

Ever tasted dog shit off a lawn mower tire? I’d imagine it’s pretty close to the same...

 

[Dustinb80]

LMAO

 

[giles]

The answer is NO, I do NOT want to talk about it either...

 

[Floki]

Ever tasted dog shit off a lawn mower tire? I’d imagine it’s pretty close to the same...

I have not. Tell me tho if ya saw that in the woods you wouldn’t be tempted to try it. With out the other information already given. I know I would.

Also at first glance it looks like there’s a dead deer laying behind the berry patch.