Rubus pseudoacer

Botanical Description

Rubus pseudoacer is a small deciduous shrub producing a cluster of erect, scarcely prickly biennial stems from a woody rootstock[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. The stems only produce leaves in their first year, forming flower and leaf-bearing branches in their second year of growth and dying after fruiting. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.