Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus tricolor

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus tricolor is a vigorous, evergreen shrub producing a cluster of creeping or scrambling, bristly stems that can be 100 - 400cm or more long[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The stems scramble over the ground, forming dense mats of growth. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it can be used as a ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Sichuan, Yunnan)

HabitatSteep banks and in scrub on mountains; at elevations up to 3,000 metres[ 184 Title Shrubs. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30258-2 Description Excellent photographs and a terse description of 1,900 species and cultivars. ]. Slopes, forests and thickets; at elevations rom 1,800 - 3,600 metres in Sichuan and Yunnan[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].