Rubus pedatus Sm.

A low trailing herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It forms roots at the nodes. The stems are 1 m long. It does not have barbs. The leaves are compound with 3-5 leaflets. There are sharp teeth. The flowers are white and on short stems. The fruit are a small red berry.

Damp coniferous woods in mountains, C. and N. Japan. Coniferous woods, forest edges, glades, meadows, bogs, stream banks, streambeds and roadsides; at elevations up to 2,300 metres.

The fruit are used for jelly. They are eaten in small amounts.

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.