Rubus urticifolius Poir.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Rubus

Characteristics

A small scrambling shrub or woody vine. It grows 4 m long. The flowers are pale pink. The fruit are black when ripe.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Moist or wet thickets or forest, sometimes in brushy fields; at elevations from 600-1,500 metres.
More
A tropical plant. In Argentina it grows below 500 m below sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses food medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Rubus urticifolius habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Rubus urticifolius leaf picture by Márcio Paggioro (cc-by-sa)
Rubus urticifolius leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Rubus urticifolius leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Rubus urticifolius world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, El Salvador, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:741023-1
WFO ID wfo-0001018840
COL ID 4TLZB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rubus trichomallus Dyctisperma urticifolius Rubus hassleri Rubus urticifolius Rubus urticifolius var. rosiflorus