Rubus thunbergii
Siebold & Zucc.
Bramble
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Description
A temperate shrub in the Rosaceae family that produces edible fruit. One of approximately 250 Rubus species, brambles are thorny berry-bearing plants adapted to cool climates.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Japan,
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)
Bramble
Rubus thunbergii
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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.
Bramble: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
References (3)
- Fl. jap. 1:126. 1840 (non Blume 1826) - an illegitimate later homonym (ICBN Art. 53) that is unavailable for use
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 581
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