Japanese name: コバノフユイチゴ（小葉冬苺） Scientific name:Rubus pectinellus
[Overview]
An evergreen vine-like small shrub found in mountain forests.
The stems creep along the ground and are somewhat woody, with white hairs and thin, upward-pointing thorns.
The leaves are simple and alternate, round-cordate, 3–5 cm long, and often have blackish-purple blotches along the midrib.
Both surfaces of the leaf have white hairs, and the veins on the underside have thin thorns.
The leaf margin has blunt, fine serrations or is indistinctly notched.
The petiole has white hairs and thin thorns, and the stipules are finely split into threads and persistent.
The flowers are white, 5-petaled, 1.5–2 cm across, and borne singly and facing upward at the branch tips.
The flower stalk is 1–5 cm long and has white hairs and thin thorns.
The calyx is deeply notched and hairy, and becomes larger and bends back in the fruiting period.
The fruit is a spherical aggregate fruit about 1 cm across that ripens crimson and is edible.
