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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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. parvifolius
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| Rubus parvifolius L. 1753 not Moon 1824 nor Sm. 1815 nor Raf. 1833 nor Walter 1788
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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
editThe 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
edit- ^ "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
- ^ a b Australia, Atlas of Living. "Error". bie.ala.org.au.
- ^ "Rubus parvifolius". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ a b Flora of China, Rubus parvifolius Linnaeus, 1753. 茅莓 mao mei
- ^ "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map".
- ^ PlantNET, Rubus parvifolius plant profile
- ^ 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
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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.
