Rubus illecebrosus
| Rubus illecebrosus | |
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| Fruit in Lithuania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Subgenus: | Rubus subg. Idaeobatus |
| Species: | R. illecebrosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubus illecebrosus Focke 1899
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rubus illecebrosus is a red-fruited species of Rubus originally from Japan. Common names include balloon berry[2] and strawberry raspberry.[3]
Description
Rubus illecebrosus is a thorny shrub growing up to 150 centimetres (5 feet) tall. The leaves are pinnately compound.
The flowers are produced either singly or in clumps of 2–3, each with 5 petals up to 18 millimetres (23⁄32 inch) long, longer than those of most related species. The fruits are also unusually large for the genus, each oblong, red, up to 2 cm (3⁄4 in) long with 50–100 drupelets.[4]
Distribution and habitat
Originally from Japan (where it is called バライチゴ, literally 'roseberry'), it is also very popular in some European countries like Lithuania.
It has become sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in Canada, the United States, and South America.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Rubus illecebrosus". Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ Fruitipedia, balloon berry, (Rubus illecebrosus) Archived 2015-09-07 at the Wayback Machine includes photos
- ^ NRCS. "Rubus illecebrosus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Alice, Lawrence A.; Goldman, Douglas H.; Macklin, James A.; Moore, Gerry (2014). "Rubus illecebrosus". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 9. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Kartesz, John T. (2014). "Rubus illecebrosus". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP).
- ^ Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas
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