Elderberry vs. Blackberry — What's the Difference?

The bluish-black or red berry of the elder, used for making jelly or wine.

The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus Rubus, and hybrids between the subgenera Rubus and Idaeobatus. The taxonomy of blackberries has historically been confused because of hybridization and apomixis, so that species have often been grouped together and called species aggregates.

An elder tree or shrub.

Any of various shrubs of the genus Rubus in the rose family, having usually prickly stems, compound leaves, and an aggregate fruit of small drupelets.

Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Sambucus, having clusters of small white flowers and small red or purplish-black berrylike fruit. Also called elder2.

The fruit of these plants, usually black, purple, or deep red.

The fruit of certain of these plants, used to make wine or preserves.

A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.

Any shrub or tree of the genus Sambucus;

The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.

The small, edible, purplish-black fruit of this plant, used in cooking and to flavour drinks etc.

The blackcurrant.

The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World elder (Sambucus nigra) and that of the American sweet elder (S. Canadensis) are sweetish acid, and are eaten as a berry or made into wines or jellies.

To gather or forage for blackberries.

The European variety of elder (see 3rd elder), a common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; the fruit is used for wines and jellies.

The fruit of several species of bramble (Rubus); also, the plant itself. Rubus fruticosus is the blackberry of England; Rubus villosus and Rubus Canadensis are the high blackberry and low blackberry of the United States. There are also other kinds.

Common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies

Large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus

Berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies

Bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle

Pick or gather blackberries;