Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus nitidiformis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus nitidiformis is a vigorous deciduous shrub producing each year a cluster of sub-erect to arching stems from a woody rootstock. The stems only produce leaves in their first year, forming flower-bearing branches in the 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 localuse as a food. The fruit is of good quality and has been used in breeding programmes.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope - England, France

HabitatLocally abundant in S.E. England[ 150 Title Handbook of the Rubi of Great Britain and Ireland. Publication Author Watson. W. C. R. Publisher Year ISBN Description There are hundreds of slightly differing species of the common blackberry growing in Britain. This is a book for the dedicated. ].