Rubus gunnianus Hook.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Rubus

Characteristics

A small herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems can branch near the surface of the ground forming mats. These can be 80 cm across. The stems are slender and spiny. The leaves are shiny and dark green. They have irregular lobes around the edge. The leaves are arranged in small rings about 5 cm across. The flower is like a white buttercup. They are 2 cm across. The fruit are red and edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. They grow in alpine regions. They require damp conditions. It grows in the mountains in Tasmania. It grows above 1,000 m altitude. Tasmania Herbarium.
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Open well-drained slopes on mountains over 900 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are eaten.
Uses dye
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by dividing the clump. It can also grow from 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

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Distribution

Rubus gunnianus world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:737185-1
WFO ID wfo-0001003594
COL ID 4TKB7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rubus gunnianus