Herb latin name: Rubus setchuenensis


Synonyms: Rubus clemens, Rubus omeiensis


Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)



Edible parts of Rubus setchuenensis:

Fruit - raw or cooked. Well-flavoured. The black fruit is about 10mm in diameter.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Deciduous
Shrub

Height:
3.5 m
(11 feet)

Flowering:
July to
August

Habitat of the herb:

Slopes, roadsides, forest margins and thickets, often forming dense, impenetrable thickets on deforested slopes, at elevations of 500 - 3000 metres.

Other uses of Rubus setchuenensis:

A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit.

Propagation of the herb:

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 is best sown as early as possible in the year. Prick out the seedlings when they are large enough to handle and grow on in a cold frame. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring of the following year. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame. Tip layering in July. Plant out in autumn. Division in early spring or just before leaf-fall in the autumn.

Cultivation of Rubus setchuenensis:

Slopes, roadsides, forest margins and thickets, often forming dense, impenetrable thickets on deforested slopes, at elevations of 500 - 3000 metres.

Medicinal use of the herb:

None known

Known hazards of Rubus setchuenensis:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.