Rubus salteri
Bab.
gbif· cc-by
Meise Botanic Garden
gbif· cc-by
Meise Botanic Garden
gbif· cc-by
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary
A deciduous shrub growing to 1.5 m tall with hermaphrodite flowers pollinated by insects. Adapts to light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with good drainage. Tolerates mildly acidic to alkaline pH and grows in semi-shade or full sun, preferring consistently moist soil.
Description
A deciduous shrub growing to 1.5 m tall with hermaphrodite flowers pollinated by insects. Adapts to light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with good drainage. Tolerates mildly acidic to alkaline pH and grows in semi-shade or full sun, preferring consistently moist soil.
Edible Uses
The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked.
Medicinal Uses
None known.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Britain, Europe,
Cultivation
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 and is best sown in early autumn in a cold frame. Stored seed requires one month stratification at about 3°c and should be sown as early in the year as possible. Prick out seedlings when large enough to handle and grow on in a cold frame, then plant into permanent positions in late spring of the following year. Cuttings of half-ripe wood can be taken in July/August in a frame. Tip layer in July and plant out in autumn. Division can be done in early spring or just before leaf-fall in autumn.
Other Uses
A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit.
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 salteri
Rubus salteri
Meise Botanic Garden
Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Rubus salteri: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
References (1)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
