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.
[Edees, E.S., Newton, A. and Kent, D.H., 1988. Brambles of the British Isles. Ray Society.]
Culinary use
Rubus gratus has been described as having some of the choicest fruits – the
blackberries – among
Rubus species, particularly for cooked desserts.
[Watson, W.C.R., 2013. Handbook of the Rubi of Great Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press.]
