Rubus parvifolius
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Subgenus: | Rubus subg. Idaeobatus |
| Species: | R. parvifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus parvifolius L. 1753 not Moon 1824 nor Sm. 1815 nor Raf. 1833 nor Walter 1788 | |
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Rubus parvifolius is a species of bramble native to Asia and Australia. It is commonly called Japanese bramble, Australian raspberry (in the United States),[2] and native raspberry (in Australia).[3]
Description
Rubus parvifolius is a scrambling shrub up to 2 metres (6+1⁄2 feet) tall. The arching branches are armed with curved prickles.[4] The young stems are finely pubescent, becoming hairless with age.[5] The leaves are pinnate with 3 to 5 toothed leaflets.[5]
Numerous flowers appear in clumps at the end of stems, with red or pink petals. The red aggregate fruit is composed of globose drupelets 1 centimetre (3⁄8 inch) across, containing wrinkled pyrenes.[4][5]
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam) and Australia.[3][6][4] It has also become naturalized in a few scattered locations in the United States.[7]
Uses
The red fruit is pleasantly flavored and can be eaten raw or used in sauces and jams. The dried fruit are used in traditional Chinese medicine.[8]
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ Flora of North America, Rubus parvifolius Linnaeus, 1753. Japanese bramble, Australian raspberry or bramble
- 1 2 Australia, Atlas of Living. "Error". bie.ala.org.au.
- 1 2 3 "Rubus parvifolius in Flora of China". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- 1 2 3 PlantNET, Rubus parvifolius plant profile
- ↑ "Rubus parvifolius". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map".
- ↑ Cuizhi Gu; Chaoluan Li; Lingdi Lu; Shunyuan Jiang; Crinan Alexander; Bruce Bartholomew; Anthony R. Brach; David E. Boufford; Hiroshi Ikeda; Hideaki Ohba; Kenneth R. Robertson & Steven A. Spongberg (2003), "Rubus parvifolius", Flora of China online, vol. 9, retrieved 16 May 2015
External links
Media related to Rubus parvifolius at Wikimedia Commons- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1989
- "Rubus parvifolius". Plants for a Future.