Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus stans

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus stans is a deciduous shrub, producing each year a cluster of prickly, biennial stems from a woody rootstock; the plant can grow 100 - 200cm tall[ 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central southern China (Qinghai, Sichuan, eastern Xizang, Yunnan)

HabitatHigh montane forests, coniferous forests, forest margins and open stony thickets; at elevations from 2,000 - 4,000 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. ].