Rubus hirsutus Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Rubus

Characteristics

Shrubs 1–2 m tall. Branchlets reddish brown or brown, terete, with soft hairs, stalked glands, and sparse, curved prickles. Leaves imparipinnate, 3–5-foliolate; petiole (0.5–)2–10 cm, petiolule of terminal leaflet to 2 cm, lateral leaflets shortly petiolulate, petiolule and rachis pubescent, with stalked glands and sparse prickles; stipules lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 6–10 × 2–3 mm, both surfaces pubescent, margin entire; blade of leaflets ovate or broadly ovate, 3–7 × 2–3.5 cm, both surfaces sparsely soft hairy, base broadly cuneate to rounded, margin irregularly sharply doubly serrate, apex acute, acuminate, or caudate. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, often 1-flowered; bracts lanceolate or linear, 4–7 mm, pubescent. Pedicel (1.5–) 3–6 cm, pubescent, with stalked glands, or with few small needle-like prickles. Flowers 3–4 cm in diam. Calyx abaxially with dense soft hairs and stalked glands; sepals reflexed after anthesis, ovate-lanceolate or triangular-lanceolate, 1–1.5 cm × 4–5 mm, margin gray tomentose, apex long caudate. Petals white, obovate or suborbicular, 1.2–1.8 cm × 7–12 mm, glabrous, base clawed. Stamens numerous, much shorter than petals. Pistils shorter than stamens; style and ovary glabrous. Aggregate fruit subglobose, 1–2 cm in diam., glabrous. Fl. Apr, fr. May–Jun. 2n = 14.
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A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. The branches are reddish-brown with soft hairs. There are a few curved prickles. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk and one at the end. Flowers usually occur singly and are 3-4 cm across. The petals are white. The fruit are aggregate and 1-2 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Thickets and waste ground in lowland and low mountains of C. and S. Japan. Slopes, roadsides, waste places, thickets and forested slopes; at elevations from 900-3,200 metres.
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows on forested slopes between 900-3,200 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw and used for brewing. They are also used for juices.
Uses dye food gene source medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Cold (unspecified), Complexion (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Fertility (unspecified), Hair-Tonic (unspecified), Virility (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 20
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Rubus hirsutus unspecified picture

Distribution

Rubus hirsutus world distribution map, present in China and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:737359-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017841
COL ID 4TKDW
BDTFX ID 58157
INPN ID 119129
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rubus argyi Rubus stephanandria Rubus ohmatiensis Rubus thunbergii Rubus hirsutus Rubus talaikiaensis Rubus thunbergii var. argyi Rubus thunbergii var. talaikiaensis Rubus hirsutus var. argyi Rubus hirsutus var. hirsutus Rubus hirsutus f. argyi