Rubus gratus

Rubus gratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rubus
Species:	R. gratus
Binomial name
	Rubus gratus; Focke

Rubus gratus is a species of bramble found across much of Northwest Europe.

Description

Rubus gratus is an arching shrub, with a reddish purple, sharply angled stem. The stem has numerous prickles of varying sizes, most being between 4 and 7 mm in length. The leaves are composed of five yellowish green leaflets. Flowers are large (to 4cm in diameter), and pink.^[1]

Culinary use

Rubus gratus has been described as having some of the choicest fruits – the blackberries – among Rubus species, particularly for cooked desserts.^[2]

References

^ Edees, E.S., Newton, A. and Kent, D.H., 1988. Brambles of the British Isles. Ray Society.
^ Watson, W.C.R., 2013. Handbook of the Rubi of Great Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press.

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[1] Edees, E.S., Newton, A. and Kent, D.H., 1988. Brambles of the British Isles. Ray Society.

[2] Watson, W.C.R., 2013. Handbook of the Rubi of Great Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press.

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