| Rubus phoenicolasius | |
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 R. phoenicolasius | |
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Rubus |
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R. phoenicolasius |
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Rubus phoenicolasius (Japanese Wineberry or Wineberry) is a species of Rubus plant in the Idaeobatus subgenus, which includes raspberries. It is native to China, Japan, and Korea.
It is a perennial plant with biennial stems from its root system. In the first year, the stem grows from 1-3 meters, unbranched, with large leaves with 3-5 leaflets, and rarely ever a flower. In the second year, the plant doesn't grow any taller, but produces several side shoots. Flowers are produced in spring, 6-10 mm in diameter, with purplish-red to pink petals. The fruit, a raspberry, is orange or red, at about 1 cm in diameter. The fruit is edible, and produced in summer or autumn. Ripening occurs from early summer. The berries have thorns that resemble hair.
Cultivation and uses[]
This species was introduced to North America and Europe because of being ornamental, and to make hybrid raspberries. It has sometimes escaped cultivation, leading to it becoming invasive.
See also[]
- Wineberry
- Aristotelia serrata, often called Wineberry