Creeping raspberry, Hime-fuyu-ichigo
Rubus calycinoides

Family: Rosaceae

What it is like

A creeping raspberry. It grows 15 cm high. It has creeping stems that lie along the ground. There are upright annual shoots 1-7 cm long. There can be a velvety covering and hairs and straight prickles. The leaves are simple and oval or kidney shaped. They are 1-3 cm across. They have 3 rounded lobes. They are woolly underneath. The flowers are white and 10 mm across. They occur singly. There are 2 or 3 bracts under them. The fruit is orange and 15 mm across.

There are about 250 Rubus species.

Where it is found

In the eastern Himalayas it grows between 1,300-2,100 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bhutan, Canada, China, Himalayas, Nepal, North America

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Rubus bhotanensis Kuntze; Rubus darschilingensis Kuntze; Rubus diffisus Focke; Rubus himalaicus Kuntze;