Rubus parvifolius is
a small, deciduous, creeping shrub inhabiting sunny sites in fields
and mountains, with dense vellus hairs and downward prickles on
stems and branches. Leaves are of alternate phyllotaxis, an
8-14cm-long pinnate compound leaf; leaflets generally consist of one
pair, and the terminal lobes are in the shape of a diamond obovate,
tips round, and with indented biserrate margins. Flowers,
red-purple, come on leaf axils or branch tops and bloom facing
upward; petals 5-7mm-long, obovate-shaped and erect. The fruit is
1.5cm in diameter, spherical, and matures in red. Bloom time:
May-June. |