Rubus glaucifolius

Botanical Description

Rubus glaucifolius is a low-growing, deciduous shrub producing each year a cluster of creeping, weakly armed, biennial stems; the plant grows around 30cm tall[ 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, 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.