Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus schmidelioides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus schmidelioides is an evergreen shrub with stout, prickly, climbing stems up to 10 metres long, often forming a mound of growth with interlacing branchlets when lacking support[ 44 Title Flora of New Zealand. Publication Author Allan. H. H. Website http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Book.aspx?fileName=Flora%201.xml Publisher Government Printer, Wellington. Year 1961 ISBN - Description The standard work, in 5 volumes though only the first two are of interest to the plant project. Very good on habitats. There is also an on-line version. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens[ 1165 Title New Zealand Plant Conservation Network Publication Author Website http://nzpcn.org.nz/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description They have produced a series of fact sheets for the flora of New Zealand, giving comprehensive descriptions, good photos, cultivation information and some uses. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNew Zealand - North, South and Stewart Islands

HabitatLowland forests and scrub, ascending to the montane zone[ 44 Title Flora of New Zealand. Publication Author Allan. H. H. Website http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Book.aspx?fileName=Flora%201.xml Publisher Government Printer, Wellington. Year 1961 ISBN - Description The standard work, in 5 volumes though only the first two are of interest to the plant project. Very good on habitats. There is also an on-line version. , 1165 Title New Zealand Plant Conservation Network Publication Author Website http://nzpcn.org.nz/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description They have produced a series of fact sheets for the flora of New Zealand, giving comprehensive descriptions, good photos, cultivation information and some uses. ].