Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus deliciosus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus deliciosus is a deciduous shrub producing a cluster of unarmed, decumbent to erect stems from a woody rootstock; the plant can grow 50 - 150cm tall, exceptionally to 200cm[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It has long been planted as an ornamental in gardens, valued especially for its large, showy flowers[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma

HabitatScrub and rocky slopes in the Rocky mountains[ 184 Title Shrubs. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30258-2 Description Excellent photographs and a terse description of 1,900 species and cultivars. ]. Rocky canyons, outcrops, stream banks; at elevations from 1,800 - 2,900 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. ].