Rubus nemorosus
Hayne ex Willd.
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Summary
A deciduous shrub with hermaphroditic, insect-pollinated flowers. Tolerates light sandy, medium loamy, or heavy clay soils with good drainage. Suitable for mildly acidic to mildly alkaline pH conditions. Grows in semi-shade or full sun and prefers moist soil.
Description
A deciduous shrub with hermaphroditic, insect-pollinated flowers. Tolerates light sandy, medium loamy, or heavy clay soils with good drainage. Suitable for mildly acidic to mildly alkaline pH conditions. Grows in semi-shade or full sun and prefers moist soil.
Edible Uses
Fruit eaten raw or cooked.
Medicinal Uses
None known
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Czech Republic, Europe, Luxembourg,
Cultivation
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of the country. This species is not mentioned in Flora Europaea. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade. Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus.
Propagation
Seed requires stratification; sow in early autumn in a cold frame or stratify stored seed for one month at 3°C before earliest spring sowing. Transplant seedlings when large enough to a cold frame, then to permanent positions in late spring. Semi-ripe wood cuttings root in July/August in a frame. Tip layer in July and plant out in autumn. Divide in early spring or just before autumn leaf-fall.
Other Uses
Fruit yields a purple to dull blue dye.
Notes
There are about 250 Rubus species.
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 nemorosus
Rubus nemorosus
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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 nemorosus: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Also Known As
Ostruzinik hajni
References (3)
- Berlin. Baumz. ed. 2, 411. 1811 (Hayne, Getreue Darstell.Gew. 3: t. 10. 1813)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
- Simkova, K. et al, 2014, Ethnobotanical review of wild edible plants used in the Czech Republic. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 88, 49-67
