Rosaceae FAMILY
Rubus pileatus
Rubus pileatus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Rubus pileatus is a deciduous shrub producing each year a cluster of scrambling, sparsely-prickly, biennial stems from a woody rootstock; the plant can grow 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. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China
HabitatSparse forests on roadsides, dense forests in montane valleys, river sides, ravines; at elevations from 1,400 - 2,800 metres[ 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. ].