Rubus thibetanus, sometimes known as ghost bramble,[Flora of China page for Rubus thibetanus (cf. below), as read through Skweezer (Chinese to English)] It is called xu zang xuan gou zi in transcribed Chinese.[
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Rubus thibetanus is found in Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Xizang (Tibet) provinces, to an altitude of 900–2100 meters, usually in dry areas in ravines, thickets, ditches, and on the edges of .
Rubus thibetanus grows 2–3 m tall, with reddish-brown, cylindric branchlets, and sparse prickles. Leaves are pinnately compound, triangular over all, appearing rather fern-like. Flowers are white, emerging in June. In August it bears its fruit, which are globular, purplish-black or dark red ("berries"), 8–10 mm in diameter.[ Reports of the edibility of said fruits is inconsistent; some regard these as inedible without clarification,]
In cultivation in the UK, Rubus thibetanus has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[
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