Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus platyphyllus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus platyphyllus is a deciduous shrub producing each year a cluster of arching, biennial, prickly stems growing from a woody rootstock. 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[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeW. Asia - Georgia, Turkey.

HabitatForests; at elevations from 450 - 1,700 metres in Turkey[ 93 Title Flora of Turkey. Publication Author Davis. P. H. Publisher Edinburgh University Press Year 1965 ISBN - Description Not for the casual reader, this is an immense work in many volumes. Some details of plant uses and habitats. ]. Mountainous forests in the Caucasus[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].