Holy Bramble / عليق / كْبوش /

علّيق مائي / عُلَّيق مُقدس /

Rubus sanctus Schreb.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Fruits
Preparation
  • Cooked
  • Raw
Blooming period
April to September
Foraging period
September to October
Seed collection period
October to December
Potential medicinal uses
  • Analgesic
  • Anti-inflammatory

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Pink
  • White
Leaf type
  • Compound
  • Pinnate
Life form
  • Phanerophyte shrub

Scientifc data

Genus
Rubus
Family
Rosaceae
Wikidata item
Q1195518
GBIF Item
Rubus sanctus Schreb. (7923692)

References

  1. Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-31. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Rubus+sanctus>
  2. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  3. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  4. عراف، ش.،عمر،ر.،مخول، س.(1999).مساهمة في دراسة نباتات البلاد(الحلقة الثانية).ترشيحا:مركز الدراسات القروية.(عربي)
  5. Ali-Shtayeh, Mohammed S., Rana M. Jamous, Jehan H. Al-Shafie’, Wafa’ A. Elgharabah, Fatemah A. Kherfan, Kifayeh H. Qarariah, Isra’ S. Khdair, et al. “Traditional Knowledge of Wild Edible Plants Used in Palestine (Northern West Bank): A Comparative Study.”

Citation

Rubus sanctus Schreb. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/615 accessed via barari.org on 4/27/2025.

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