Rubus binatus

Description

A bramble in the Rosaceae family that is temperate in distribution and cultivated. It may be related to or a hybrid of Rubus arcticus and Rubus idaeus.

Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Europe, Finland, Russia, Scandinavia,

Other Information

It is cultivated.

Notes

It is an unresolved name in The Plant List.

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 binatus

Rubus binatus

Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.

Rubus binatus: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.

References (2)

• Encyclopedia of Life.
• Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 597

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