Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus alexeterius

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus alexeterius is a deciduous shrub producing a cluster of biennial stems from a woody rootstock; the stems 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 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas of northern India, Nepal and Bhutan to China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang).

HabitatMontane valleys, streamsides, waste slopes, forest clearings and margins, forested slopes; at elevations from 2,000 - 3,700 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. ].