| Creeping Raspberry | |
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| Rubus calycinoides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Subgenus: | Chamaebatus |
| Species: | R. hayata-koidzumii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus hayata-koidzumii Naruh.. |
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| Synonyms | |
Rubus hayata-koidzumii is probably better known by the (illegitimate) synonym Rubus calycinoides or as Creeping Raspberry. It is a low-growing member of the genus Rubus which also includes better known edibles such as the blackberry, raspberry, boysenberry, and thimbleberry.
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Originally from Taiwan where it grows at high elevations.[2]
Plants are sometimes used to form a low growing, non-invasive, semi-evergreen to evergreen ground cover.[3][2]
Like other plants in this genus, creeping raspberries bear aggregate fruits. What this means is that each "fruit" is actually a cluster of small fruit-like parts (pistils) connected together into one mass. Creeping raspberry fruits are similar in appearance to blackberries or red raspberries, but differ in that their color is yellow to orangish-red. The edible fruits follow white flowers which are borne in early summer.[3]
There are no known pests or diseases which affect the creeping raspberry.[2][3]
The names Rubus pentalobus[4] and Rubus rolfei[5] are sometimes used in place of R. hayata-koidzumii or R. calycinoides. There are a number of other common names including "Crinkle-leaf Creeper",[4] "Taiwanese Creeping Rubus", and "Creeping Bramble", [2] but the plant is also often simply referred to by cultivar names such as 'Emerald Carpet'.[2]