Rubus eustephanos
Focke
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Description
A shrub. It can grow 2 m tall. It has a few curved prickles. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk and one at the end. There are 3-5 leaflets. The leaflets are narrowly oval and 2-5 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The flowers occur singly in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. The flowers are 3-4 cm across and the petals are white. The fruit is aggregate and red and about 1 cm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and river banks between 500-2,300 m above sea level. In Sichuan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Myanmar, SE Asia,
Production
In China plants flower in April and May and fruit June to July.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra
Walter Siegmund (talk)
Rubus eustephanos
Rubus eustephanos
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Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Rubus eustephanos: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
References (2)
- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 9
- Wang, J. et al, 2013, A Study on the Utilization of Wild Plants for Food in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Plant Diversity and Resources. 35(4): 416-471
