Taxon: Rubus parvifolius L.

Summary

Genus:

Rubus

Subgenus:

Idaeobatus

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Rosoideae

Tribe:

Rubeae

Nomen number:

32409

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1197. 1753

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/359218

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

10/05/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

43 (40 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Rubus purpureus Bunge
Rubus triphyllus Thunb.

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Bean, A. R. 1997. A revision of Rubus sect. Idaeobatus (Focke) Focke (Rosaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 4:686.
Black, J. M. 1943-1957. Flora of Southern Australia, ed. 2.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Evans, K. J. et al. 2007. Systematics of the Rubus fruticosus aggregate (Rosaceae) and other exotic Rubus taxa in Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 20:245-246.
Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Finn, C. et al. 2001. Breeders experiences with Rubus species. In: Finn, C. et al., Breeders experiences with Rubus species Note: web based resource; this report cited Rubus parvifolius as a diploid or colcihicine-induced tetraploid; it can cross with red raspberry, but it cannot be crossed with blackberry; it carries traits of interest to red raspberry breeders
Finn, C. et al. 2002. Use of 58 Rubus species in five North American breeding programmes - Breeders news. Acta Hort. 585:113-119.
Forest Experimental Station, Korea. 1966. Illustrated woody plants of Korea.
Hall, H. K. et al. 2009. Chapter 2. Raspberry breeding and genetics. Pl. Breed. Rev. 32:39-353.
Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
Hubei Inst. Bot., ed. 1976-1979. Flora hupehensis Note: v. 1:1976, v. 2:1979
Hummer, K. E. et al. 2013. Asian germplasm influences on American berry crops. HortScience 48:1090-1094.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
Jiangsu Inst. Bot., ed. v. 1; Shan. R. H., ed. v. 2. 1977-1982. Jiangsu Zhiwuzhi (Flora of Jiangsu).
Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
Naruhashi, N. 1980. Morphology of 34 Japanese Rubus species. Acta Hort. 112:180.
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Pemberton, R. W. & N. S. Lee. 1996. Wild food plants in South Korea; market presence, new crops, and exports to the United States. Econ. Bot. 50:60.
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Widrlechner, M. P. 1998. The genus Rubus L. in Iowa. Castanea 63:424.
Willis, J. H. 1970-1972. A handbook to plants in Victoria.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	Japanese raspberry	1	Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
English	small-leaf bramble	1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	trailing raspberry	1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Transcribed Chinese	mao mei	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Qinghai Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales	e.	Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland	s.e.	Bean, A. R. 1997. A revision of Rubus sect. Idaeobatus (Focke) Focke (Rosaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 4:686.
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia	s.e.	Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Tasmania		Bean, A. R. 1997. A revision of Rubus sect. Idaeobatus (Focke) Focke (Rosaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 4:686.
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Victoria		Bean, A. R. 1997. A revision of Rubus sect. Idaeobatus (Focke) Focke (Rosaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 4:686.
4	Naturalized	Northern America		North America			Widrlechner, M. P. 1998. The genus Rubus L. in Iowa. Castanea 63:424.

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan, Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDO-CHINA: Vietnam

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Tasmania, New South Wales (e.), Queensland (s.e.), South Australia (s.e.), Victoria]

Naturalized
Northern America

REGION: North America

Reference(s)

Bean, A. R. 1997. A revision of Rubus sect. Idaeobatus (Focke) Focke (Rosaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 4:686.
Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
Widrlechner, M. P. 1998. The genus Rubus L. in Iowa. Castanea 63:424.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Human food	beverage base	Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Human food	fruit	Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Materials	tannin/dyestuff	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Medicines	folklore	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=32409. Accessed 15 April 2026.