Rubus radicans Cav.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Rubus

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The flowers are pale purple.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
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. In Argentina it grows from 900-1,500 m above sea level.
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Not known
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 20
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Rubus radicans habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Rubus radicans habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Rubus radicans habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Rubus radicans world distribution map, present in Argentina and Chile

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:739631-1
WFO ID wfo-0001000380
COL ID 4TLFK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rubus radicans