Rubus alnifoliatus
H. Leveille
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A small erect shrub. It has a few prickles. The leaves have 7-9 leaflets with one at the end. The leaflets are narrowly oval to sword shaped and 5-10 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. There are many flowers in a group and the petals are white. The fruit is aggregate and red when ripe. They are 0.8-1.4 cm across.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows at low to medium elevations in Taiwan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Taiwan,
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra
Walter Siegmund (talk)
Rubus alnifoliatus
Rubus alnifoliatus
Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Rubus alnifoliatus: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
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References (2)
- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 9
- Kuo, W. H. J., (Ed.) Taiwan's Ethnobotanical Database (1900-2000), http://tk.agron.ntu.edu.tw/ethnobot/DB1.htm
