Rosaceae FAMILY
Rubus humilifolius
Rubus humilifolius
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Rubus humilifolius is a herbaceous perennial plant with a creeping rhizome, producing erect, unbranched, sparsely prickly stems 10 - 30cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeNorthern Eurasia - Finland, through Russia to the Far East, northern China
HabitatConiferous forests, moist shrubby formations, mossy bogs[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].