Rosaceae FAMILY
Rubus pungens
Rubus pungens
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Rubus pungens is a deciduous shrub producing each year a cluster of erect, spiny, biennial stems from a woody rootstock; it can grow up to 300cm tall. The stems only produce leaves in their first year, forming flower and leaf-bearing branches in their second year of growth and dying after fruiting. The stems usually have needle-like prickles[ 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. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Japan, Korea.
HabitatWoods in mountains, C. and S. Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Semi-shaded wet places in montane valleys, forests on slopes and thickets; at elevations from 600 - 3,900 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. ].