Rosaceae FAMILY
Rubus × neglectus
Rubus × neglectus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Rubus x neglectus is an erect, deciduous shrub producing each year a cluster of biennial stems up to 200cm tall. The stems only produce leaves, and do not flower in their first year of growth; producing flowering branches in their second year and then dying after fruiting[ 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 for its edible fruit.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern N. America - Vermont to Ontario, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
HabitatA naturally occurring hybrid, Rubus occidentalis x Rubus idaeus strigosus. It grows wild in dry or rocky soils[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ].