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]

Rubus parvifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rubus
Species:	R. parvifolius
Binomial name
Rubus parvifolius L. 1753 not Moon 1824 nor Sm. 1815 nor Raf. 1833 nor Walter 1788
Synonyms[1]
Rubus hoatiensis H.Lév. Rubus parviflorus Christm. 1788 not Nutt. 1818 Rubus schizostylus H.Lév. Rubus taquetii H.Lév. Rubus thunbergii Blume

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

The 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

External links

• 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.