''Rubus ulmifolius'' subsp. ''sanctus'', commonly called holy bramble, is a

bramble A bramble is any rough, tangled, prickly shrub, usually in the genus ''Rubus'', which grows blackberries, raspberries, or dewberries. "Bramble" is also used to describe other prickly shrubs, such as roses (''Rosa'' species). The fruits inclu ...

native to parts of Asia and Europe. This plant is very long-lived. An instance of it can be found at the Chapel of the Burning Bush on

Mount Sinai Mount Sinai ( he , הר סיני ''Har Sinai''; Aramaic: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ ''Ṭūrāʾ Dsyny''), traditionally known as Jabal Musa ( ar, جَبَل مُوسَىٰ, translation: Mount Moses), is a mountain on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It is ...

, where it is revered as the original

burning bush The burning bush (or the unburnt bush) refers to an event recorded in the Jewish Torah (as also in the biblical Old Testament). It is described in the third chapter of the Book of Exodus as having occurred on Mount Horeb. According to the ...

of the Bible. This longevity and location lead to its Latin name. Rubus sanguineus flower from Israel

Chemistry

3,6-Di-O-caffeoylglucose, 1-O-caffeoylxylose and 2,3-O-hexahydroxydiphenoyl-4,6-O-sanguisorboyl-(α/β)-glucose (an ellagitannin constituted with sanguisorbic acid), are found in ''R. ulmifolius'' subsp. ''sanctus''.Caffeoyl sugar esters and an ellagitannin from ''Rubus sanctus''. Sahar A.M Hussein, Nahla A Ayoub, Mahmoud A.M Nawwar, Phytochemistry, Volume 63, Issue 8, August 2003, Pages 905–911,

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q1195518 ulmifolius subsp. sanctus Berries Flora of Lebanon Plant subspecies