''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.[
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Uses
The red fruit is pleasantly flavored and can be eaten raw or used in sauce
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s and jams. The dried fruit are used in traditional Chinese medicine
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References
External links
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Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1989
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parvifolius
Bushfood
Flora of China
Flora of Eastern Asia
Flora of Vietnam
Flora of Australia
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus