Paniculatus Brambles / Blackberry (Rubus paniculatus)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Rubus paniculatus is a deciduous Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft 10in). It is in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. A blackberry. — Fruit - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Shrubberies, 1500 - 2900 metres from Pakistan to Bhutan. Damp shady ravines to 1800 metres in Jaunsar and Tehri-Garhwal. Mixed forests on slopes, ravines, streamsides; 1500 - 3200 m. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)