Bloodberry is fast growing, shade-tolerant and competes with indigenous vegetation,invading mostly forests, riverbanks and urban open spaces It is classed as a category1b invasive species which means it must be removed and destroyed.
It is a perennial groundcover native to North, Central and South America and grows to a height of 30-80cm. The plant has light green, thin leaves with smooth margins and small white or greenish to rosy flowers on slender racemes (A raceme is a flower cluster with separate flowers attached by short stalks along a central stem.) The flowers appear predominantly from October to June, but can be present all year. The plant simultaneously produces bright red berries, from which it gets its name and it reproduces through seeds.
The leaves, roots and fruit are poisonous.
To eradicate this plant
Hand pulling is the best way to get rid of Bloodberry and fortunately they pull out easily. Leave the pulled plants to rot.
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