Rubus_parvifolius

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Rubus parvifolius

Species of flowering plant

Rubus parvifolius, called Japanese bramble, or Australian raspberry in the United States[2] or native raspberry in Australia[3] is a species of plant in the rose family. It is a scrambling shrub native to eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam) and Australia.[3][4][5] It has also become naturalized in a few scattered locations in the United States.[6]

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Rubus parvifolius is a shrub up to 2 meters tall with arching branches armed with curved prickles. Young stems are finely pubescent, becoming hairless with age. The leaves are pinnate with 3 to 5 toothed leaflets. Flowers are numerous, in clumps at the end of stems, and have red or pink petals. The red fruit is 1 cm wide.[5][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

  1. [1]
    "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  2. [2]
    Flora of North America, Rubus parvifolius Linnaeus, 1753. Japanese bramble, Australian raspberry or bramble
  3. [3]
    Australia, Atlas of Living. "Error". bie.ala.org.au.
  4. [4]
    "Rubus parvifolius". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  5. [5]
    Flora of China, Rubus parvifolius Linnaeus, 1753. 茅莓 mao mei
  6. [6]
    "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map".
  7. [7]
    PlantNET, Rubus parvifolius plant profile
  8. [8]
    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
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