Rosaceae FAMILY
Rubus linkianus
Rubus linkianus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Rubus linkianus is a deciduous shrub producing each year a cluster of vigorous, arching, prickly, biennial stems from a woody rootstock. The stems only produce leaves, and do not flower, in their first year of growth, forming flowering branches in their second year and then dying after fruiting. The plant is harvested for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens, valued especially for its double flowers.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native Range?Europe - there is doubt to the origin of this plant, but it was likely to have been southern Europe
HabitatNot known in the wild[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].