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Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus alpestris

Rubus alpestris

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus alpestris is a climbing or erect shrub producing each year a cluster of stems from a woody rootstock; it can grow up to 4 metres tall. The stems have rather few prickles up to 7mm long[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild for local consumption. This species has been recommended for planting for its fruit[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - northern Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia.
HabitatLighter places in forest and shrubland at elevations from 1,650 - 3,000 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].