Holy Bramble / عليق / / كْبوش

عُلَّيق مُقدس / علّيق مائي

Rubus sanctus Schreb.

Ardeea

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. عراف، ش.،عمر،ر.،مخول، س.(1999).مساهمة في دراسة نباتات البلاد(الحلقة الثانية).ترشيحا:مركز الدراسات القروية.(عربي)
  3. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  4. 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.”
  5. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.

Citation

Rubus sanctus Schreb. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/615 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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