Rubus vernus

Botanical Description

Rubus vernus is a deciduous shrub producing each year a cluster of erect, unarmed biennial stems from a woody rootstock[ 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. ]. The plant spreads at the roots to form a thicket of growth. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.