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Rubus glaucus
Also called Andean Blackberry
Andes berry (Rubus glaucus) is a perennial, semi-erect climbing blackberry shrub from high-altitude tropical regions, grown for its edible purple fruit. It does best in cool, humid, sunny highland conditions with steady rainfall.
Rubus glaucus, commonly known as mora de Castilla or Andean raspberry, is a species of blackberry in the rose family. It is found in Latin America.
The plant is found in Latin America from Mexico to Bolivia, including the northern and central Andes. It is native to tropical highlands of northwestern South America and Central America. In Costa Rica it is found in the upper part of the Cordillera de Talamanca and the central volcanic cordillera.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rubus glaucus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
