Rubus illecebrosus Focke

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Rosaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Rubus illecebrosus Focke

  • Description

    Species Description - Stems sparsely beset with wide-based prickles, otherwise glabrous and glandless; lvs pinnately compound; lfls 5–9, lanceolate, 7–10 cm, sessile, serrate; cor white, 3–4 cm wide; pet spreading, broadly obovate; fr red, to 3 cm, separating as a unit from the persistent receptacle; 2n=14. Native of Japan, escaped from cult. here and there in our range.

  • Common Names

    strawberry-raspberry