Rubus niveus from Nainital and Kashmir

[Gurcharan Singh]

Rubus niveus Thunb.,  Rubo 9, f. 3 9, 1813

syn: Rubus lasiocarpus Smith; R. foliosus D. Don

A large spreading shrub distinguished from other species of Rubus by its pinnate compound leaves with usually 5-11 leaflets and pink flowers; stem and branches sometimes turning purplish, slightly hairy; leaflets elliptic, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, toothed, terminal often larger and lobed, upper surface green, lower white hairy; flowers 9-12 mm across in panicles; calyx hairy, petals pink slightly shorter to almost as long as calyx lobes; fruit initially pink finally maturing to black and glaucous.

Photographed from Nainital in April in flower and Kashmir in July in Fruit. 

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Gurcharan Singh

  

[Balkar Singh]

Wonderful shot Sir

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

[Satish Phadke]

Thanks for showing these SubHimalayan Rubus species.Beautiful!

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Dr Satish Phadke