Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus allegheniensis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus allegheniensis is a deciduous shrub producing each year a cluster of erect to arching, spiny, biennial stems from a woody rootstock; the plant can grow from 100 - 300cm tall. 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. Commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a food, the plant also has a range of medical applications. It is often cultivated for its edible fruits in America, and sometimes also in Europe[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern N. America - Ontario to Quebec and Nova Scotia, south to Arkansas and North Carolina.

HabitatDry thickets, clearings and woodland margins[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Woodlands, savannahs, prairies, meadows, rock outcrops, disturbed areas, growing in dry to damp soils; at elevations up to 1,600 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. ].