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Rubus humilifolius

Family: Rosaceae


What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 10-30 cm tall. It has creeping rhizomes. The stems are erect and softly hairy. The leaves are simple with 3-5 lobes. They have irregular double teeth along the edge. The flowers are at the ends of branches and there can be 1 to 3 flowers in a group. The petals are white. The fruit is aggregate and red when ripe. They are 1 cm across.

There are about 250 Rubus species.


Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in coniferous forests in north China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Europe, Korea, Mongolia, Russia


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit


How it is grown

In China plants flower June to July and fruit in August.


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