Flowers, leaves and root are edible.
Leaves and young shoots can be cooked.
The juice of the roots is an effective antidote in cases of arsenic poisoning...
A native raspberry? Yes, and it tastes great! The fruit of Rubus leucodermis is 1?1.2 cm diameter, reddish-purple, and dark blue to nearly black when ripe, and can be confused with blackberries.
Although the early spring flowers are beautiful and the fruit is attractive, the Pyrus communis is normally grown only for its fruit crop and not as an ornamental.