Rubus glaucus Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Rubus

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 3 m high. The fruit are light red to dark purple. They are 3 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It suits the tropical highlands. It grows in areas with a well distributed medium rainfall. In Colombia it grows between 1,800-2,400 m above sea level.
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Moist or wet thickets or open fields, at elevations from 1,200-3,000 metres in Guatemala.
Moist or wet thickets or open fields, at elevations from 1,200-3,000 metres in Guatemala.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The fruit are eaten with sugar and cream. They are used for conserves and for syrup. They are used for juice and desserts.
Uses breeding dye food medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds or cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 20
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Rubus glaucus leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Rubus glaucus fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Rubus glaucus fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Rubus glaucus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:737067-1
WFO ID wfo-0001013149
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rubus glaucus