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''Rubus parvifolius'', called Japanese bramble, or Australian raspberry in the United States or native raspberry in Australia is a species of plant in the
rose family Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are '' Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...
. It is a scrambling shrub native to eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam) and Australia.Flora of China, ''Rubus parvifolius'' Linnaeus, 1753. 茅莓 mao mei
/ref> It has also become naturalized in a few scattered locations in the United States. ''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.


Uses

The red fruit is pleasantly flavored and can be eaten raw or used in
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s. The dried fruit are used in
traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. It has been described as "fraught with pseudoscience", with the majority of its treatments having no logical mechanism of action ...
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Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1989
* {{Taxonbar, from=Q911501 parvifolius Bushfood Flora of China Flora of Eastern Asia Flora of Vietnam Flora of Australia Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus