Rubus permixtus

Botanical Description

Rubus permixtus is a deciduous shrub, producing each year a cluster of arching to trailing, prickly, biennial stems from a woody rootstock; the stems arch up to 70cm tall before trailing along the ground. 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[ 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. ]. The plants form roots where the stem tips touch the ground, developing into dense, impenetrable clusters. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.