Location:
- Tableland-Sub-alpine. Common in wet sclerophyll forest (Flood, 1980:95)
- R. triphyllus in forested gullies in ACT (Burbidge & Gray, 1976:194)
Use:
- Food
- Small fruits were eaten raw (Flood, 1980:95)
Notes:
'Individual fruitlets making up the rounded fruit are few in number but relatively large and juicy.' (Cribb & Cribb, 1987:55)
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Horticulture :
Can be propagated from cuttings; very hardy and can be trained as a climber. (Wrigley & Fagg, 1998:464)
Similar species:
Blackberry Rubus spp. - 'common weed of south-eastern Australia has erect thorny stems.' 'Deep purple-black' berries. (Wreck Bay Community & Renwick, 2000:43)
Use code:
FRT
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