Rosaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Rubus bartonianus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus bartonianus is a deciduous shrub producing each year a cluster of erect, unarmed, stems 80 - 250cm tall from a woody rootstock[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Known only from the Snake River Canyon in Oregon and Idaho, the plant is of conservation concern[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Oregon, Idaho

HabitatDry, rocky slopes; at elevations from 300 - 400 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Forming thickets along the sides of streams at elevations from 300 - 1,400 metres.