''Rubus rolfei'', known as creeping raspberry, crinkle-leaf creeper,
[Oregon State University Department of Horticulture]
/ref> or Taiwanese creeping bramble,Rubus
''Rubus'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, with over 1,350 species.
Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus. Most of the ...
'' and is related to the blackberry
The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus ''Rubus'' in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus ''Rubus'', and hybrids between the subgenera ''Rubus'' and ''Idaeobatus''. The taxonomy ...
and raspberry
The raspberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus ''Rubus'' of the rose family, most of which are in the subgenus '' Idaeobatus''. The name also applies to these plants themselves. Raspberries are perennial with ...
. It is common in the horticultural trade.[Perennial Ground Covers by David S. MacKenzie]
''Rubus calycinoides''
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Description
Like other plants in this genus, creeping raspberries bear aggregate fruits. Each "fruit" is actually a cluster of small fruit-like parts (pistils
Gynoecium (; ) is most commonly used as a collective term for the parts of a flower that produce ovules and ultimately develop into the fruit and seeds. The gynoecium is the innermost whorl of a flower; it consists of (one or more) '' pistils' ...
) connected together into one mass.
Creeping raspberry fruits are similar in appearance to blackberries or red raspberries, but differ in that their color is yellow to orangish-red. The edible fruits follow white flowers which are borne in early summer.
Uses
Plants are sometimes used to form a low growing, non-invasive, semi-evergreen to evergreen ground cover.[Washington State University]
''Rubus calycinoides''
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Taxonomy
The names ''Rubus pentalobus'', ''R. hayata-koidzumii'' and ''R. calycinoides'' are considered taxonomic synonym
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Lin ...
s of ''Rubus rolfei''.[ '']Rubus calycinoides
''Rubus calycinoides'' is a flowering plant in the rose family (Rosaceae) native to Asia from the Himilayas to Myanmar. It was described by Otto Kunze in 1879.
Taxonomy
The botanical name ''Rubus calycinoides'' can be misleading, as the name w ...
'', as described by Otto Kuntze
Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze (23 June 1843 – 27 January 1907) was a German botanist.
Biography
Otto Kuntze was born in Leipzig.
An apothecary in his early career, he published an essay entitled ''Pocket Fauna of Leipzig''. Between 1863 and 1866 he ...
, is a distinct species.
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Fruits originating in East Asia