Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus buergeri

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus buergeri is an evergreen shrub producing a cluster of erect to creeping, unarmed to sparingly armed, slender stems. The stems often root at the nodes and form new plants. Stolons up to 2 metres long are also produced - the plant often forming a dense mat of growth[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown in ornamental gardens, where it can be used as a ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - China, central and southern Japan, South Korea.

HabitatBroad-leaved forests, mixed forests in mountainous regions at low to medium elevations[ 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. ]. Woods in low mountains[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ].