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Rubus vulcanicola is an uncommon Central American bramble, a prickly perennial with compound leaves and pink flowers that produce black fruit. It is a wild highland species rarely grown in gardens, so care guidance is limited.
Rubus vulcanicola is an uncommon Central American species of bramble. It forms a prickly perennial plant. The leaves are compound with 3 or 5 leaflets. The flowers are pink or rose-colored and the fruits are black.
The species was initially discovered on the sides of Volcán Poas in Costa Rica. It has been found only in Costa Rica and Panama.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rubus vulcanicola 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.
