Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus alumnus

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus alumnus is a deciduous shrub producing each year a cluster of erect to arching, prickly, biennial stems from a woody rootstock; the stems can be 100 - 300cm long[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. 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. Plants can form dense thickets of growth. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes cultivated, especially in the USA, where several cultivars have been developed[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern and central N. America - Minnesota to Maine, south to Kansas, Arkansas and North Carolina.

HabitatDry pastures, old fields and clearings, sometimes as an escape from cultivation[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Woodlands, savannahs, prairies, meadows, rock outcrops, disturbed areas, dry to damp soil; at elevations up to 1,600 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].