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Rubus phoenicolasius
is a deciduous shrub growing 2m or more in a vine way, inhabiting
sunny locations in mountainous regions, with dense, long purple
glandular hairs and 4-8mm long fine prickles on stems and branches.
Leaves are of an alternate, 10-20 10-20cm-long, imparipinnate
compound leaf. Units to set flowers have single-leaflet pairs with
indented, serrate margins. The leaflet's backsides possess dense
fluffs, and the veins and petioles have glandular hairs and
prickles. Branch tops bear gatherings of light red-purple flowers;
the petals, about 5mm long, are erect, and the sepals' backsides
have dense glandular hairs, mingling with some vellus hairs. The
fruit is spherical, approximately 1.5cm across, and ripens to a deep
red. Flower time: June-July. |