[6] It is called xu zang xuan gou zi in transcribed Chinese.

[3] Rubus thibetanus is found in Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Xizang (Tibet) provinces, to an altitude of 900–2100 meters, usually in dry areas in ravines, thickets, ditches, and on the edges of forests.

[3][7] Rubus thibetanus grows 2–3 m tall, with reddish-brown, cylindric branchlets, and sparse prickles.

[7] Reports of the edibility of said fruits is inconsistent; some regard these as inedible without clarification,[8][why?]

[9] In cultivation in the UK, Rubus thibetanus has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.