Rubus buergeri
Miquel
Cold berry
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit, about 25mm in diameter, can be eaten raw or cooked.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Cold berry: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. In Northeastern India it grows at 1,600 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Asia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Taiwan,
How to Identify
An evergreen climber. The stems form roots on touching the ground. The stems have brown and white hairs. There are few prickles. The stems are 2 m long. The leaves are simple and almost round. They are 4-8 cm across. The base is heart shaped. There are 5 shallow lobes. There are irregular teeth. The flowers are white and 1 cm across. There are 4-10 together crowded in the axils of leaves. The fruit is round and 6-9 mm across. They are red.
How to Grow
Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade. Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus.
Propagation: Seed requires stratification and is best sown in early autumn in a cold frame. Stored seed needs one month of stratification at around 3°c and should be sown as early in the year as possible. Prick out seedlings once large enough to handle and grow on in a cold frame before planting out into permanent positions in late spring of the following year. Cuttings of half-ripe wood can be taken in July or August in a frame. Tip layering in July, planting out in autumn. Division in early spring or just before leaf-fall in autumn.
Medicinal Uses
None known.
Other Uses
A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit.
Wikipedia
A deciduous shrub growing to 3 m tall, hardy to UK zone 6. Hermaphroditic flowers appear July to August, with seeds ripening September to October. Pollinated by insects. Tolerates light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with good drainage. Grows in mildly acid to basic pH in semi-shade or full sun, preferring moist soil.
Notes
There are about 250 Rubus species.
Names & Synonyms
Beri hutan, Cilinek, Cimparingek, Lancinek, Retsu
References (9)
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