Rubus montanus
Rubus montanus
Synonyms: Rubus thyrsoideus var. angustifolius, Rubus arduennensis subsp. obtusatus, Rubus thyrsiflorus subsp. roseolus, Rubus candicans var. argyropsis, Rubus candicans f. serotinus, Rubus candicans var. stenotrichus, Rubus candicans f. rotundatus, Rubus candicans var. seciurensis, Rubus candicans var. coarctatus, Rubus candicans var. deltoideus, Rubus thyrsoideus var. roseolus, Rubus candicans f. subinermis, Rubus thyrsoideus subsp. roseolus, Rubus coarctatus var. sylvaticus, Rubus candicans var. reticulatus, Rubus candicans f. rosacea, Rubus candicans var. acutiserratus, Rubus macrophyllus subsp. montanus, Rubus montanus var. grabowskii, Rubus flos-amygdali, Rubus montanus var. argyropsis, Rubus roseolus, Rubus candicans f. longespinosus, Rubus thyrsoideus var. montanus, Rubus candicans var. macilentus, Rubus montanus var. cremsensis, Rubus candicans, Rubus montanus var. coarctatus, Rubus candicans var. parvifolius, Rubus candicans var. patulipes, Rubus candicans var. sumugiensis, Rubus candicans var. foliosus, Rubus candicans var. lobatiserratus, Rubus candicans var. euplatyphyllos, Rubus fruticosus var. angustifolius
Western Herbalism Properties
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Botanical Description
Rubus montanus is a deciduous, scrambling bramble of the Rosaceae, part of the taxonomically complex Rubus fruticosus aggregate of European blackberries. It is native to montane and submontane regions of central and western Europe, where it grows along forest margins, hedgerows, and rocky clearings. The plant forms arching, biennial canes 1-3 m long, armed with stout recurved prickles and bearing palmately compound leaves with three to five serrate, ovate leaflets, the lower surfaces typically pale and softly hairy. In summer it produces terminal panicles of five-petaled white to pale-pink flowers about 2-3 cm across, followed by aggregate drupelet fruits that ripen from red to glossy black and are edible and sweet when fully ripe. Like other members of the aggregate, R. montanus reproduces largely by facultative apomixis.
Cultural & Historical Context
Traditional American Uses
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