Rubus setosus
Bigelow.
Bristly blackberry, Small bristleberry
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Summary
Source: WikipediaRubus setosus is a North American species of bristleberry in the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is native to the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Description
A bristly shrub growing 20-100 cm tall, native to temperate regions. It belongs to the Rosaceae family, which also includes numerous other berry-producing Rubus species.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Canada, North America, USA,
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)
Bristly blackberry
Rubus setosus
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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.
Bristly blackberry: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Setose Blackberry
References (7)
- Fl. boston. ed. 2, 198. 1824
- Fisk, J. R. & Hoover, E., 2015, Wild Fruits of Minnesota. A Field Guide. University of Minnesota p 19 (As Rubus groutianus)
- Jennings, D. L., 1979, Raspberries and blackberries, in Simmonds, N.W., (ed), Crop Plant Evolution. Longmans. London. p 251
- Jennings, D. L., 1995, Raspberries and blackberries Rubus (Rosaceae). Pp. 429-434 In Evolution of crop plants. (J. Smartt and N.W. Simmonds, eds.). Longman Scientific & Technical, NY.
- Jennings, D.L., H.A. Daubeny and J. N. Moore, 1990, Blackberries and raspberries (Rubus). Pp. 331-389 In Small fruit crop management, Vol. 1 (G.J. Galletta and D.G. Himelrick, eds.). Prentice-Hall, New Jersey.
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- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Rubus nigricans)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 103 (As Rubus nigricans)
