Rubus parvifolius
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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,calledJapanese bramble,orAustralian raspberryin the United States[2]ornative raspberryin Australia[3]is a species of plant in therose 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]
Rubus parvifoliusis 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
[edit]The red fruit is pleasantly flavored and can be eaten raw or used insaucesandjams.The dried fruit are used intraditional Chinese medicine.[8]
References
[edit]- ^"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".Retrieved16 May2015.
- ^Flora of North America,Rubus parvifoliusLinnaeus, 1753. Japanese bramble, Australian raspberry or bramble
- ^abAustralia, Atlas of Living."Error".bie.ala.org.au.
- ^"Rubus parvifolius".Germplasm Resources Information Network.Agricultural Research Service,United States Department of Agriculture.Retrieved16 May2015.
- ^abFlora of China,Rubus parvifoliusLinnaeus, 1753.Mao môimao mei
- ^"Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map".
- ^PlantNET,Rubus parvifoliusplant 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,retrieved16 May2015
External links
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Media related toRubus parvifoliusat Wikimedia Commons- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1989
- "Rubus parvifolius".Plants for a Future.
