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 of a 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
veins and petioles own glandular hairs and prickles. Branch tops set
gatherings of light red-purple flowers; petals, about 5mm long,
erect, and sepal's backsides with dense glandular hairs, mingling in
them are some vellus hairs. The fruit, spherical, about 1.5cm
across, ripens in red. Flower time: June-July. |