Rubus tijugus
Focke
Rosaceae Edible: Fruit
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A scrambling shrub in the Rosaceae family, found in temperate regions of Yunnan. The plant produces edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
DEADLY
Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra
Walter Siegmund (talk)
Safe
Rubus tijugus
Rubus tijugus
Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Rubus tijugus: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
References (1)
- Zhang, L., et al, 2016, Ethnobotanical study of traditional edible plants used by the Naxi people during droughts. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:39
