Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus idaeus

Edibility

5/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus idaeus is a deciduous shrub producing each year a loose cluster of biennial stem up to 200cm tall 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 This plant produces one of the most popular temperate fruits - the raspberry. It is often harvested from the wild, is widely grown in gardens and is also widely grown on a commercial scale. The plant also has a wide variety of medicinal uses.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Norway to Spain, east through northern Eurasia to the Russian Far East and China, through southeast Europe to Turkey and the Caucasus

HabitatMoist neglected land, hedgerows and woodland edges[ 7 Title Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Chiej. R. Publisher MacDonald Year 1984 ISBN 0-356-10541-5 Description Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs. , 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 244 Title Herbs Publication Author Phillips. R. & Foy. N. Publisher Pan Books Ltd. London. Year 1990 ISBN 0-330-30725-8 Description Deals with all types of herbs including medicinal, culinary, scented and dye plants. Excellent photographs with quite good information on each plant. ]. Forests and forest stands in the steppe, forest edges, felled areas, forest meadows, inundated forests, riverbanks, ravines, gullies[ 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. ].