Rubus idaeopsis

Focke

RosaceaeFruit
⚠ Dangerous Lookalikes — Has a deadly poisonous lookalike — see comparison below
Rubus idaeopsis
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Rubus idaeopsis
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Dangerous Lookalikes

This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.

DEADLY
Red Baneberry
Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra
SAFE
Rubus idaeopsis
Rubus idaeopsis
Rubus idaeopsis
Actaea rubra
Actaea rubra
Rubus idaeopsis

Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.

Rubus idaeopsis: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant.

Asia, Himalayas India, Northeastern India, Sikkim,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A climbing shrub in the Rosaceae family found in subtropical regions, related to blackberries.

Names & Synonyms

Kanda kari, Lek aselu

References (1)
  • Savita, et al, 2006, Studies on wild edible plants of ethnic people in east Sikkim. Asian J. of Bio Sci. (2006) Vol. 1 No. 2 : 117-125

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