Japanese name: ハチジョウイチゴ（八丈苺） Scientific name:Rubus ribisoideus
[Overview]
A deciduous shrub found at forest edges near the coast.
Young stems are densely covered with velvety hairs.
The lower part of the stem has prickles.
Leaves are alternate, somewhat thick, triangular-ovate, 5–7 cm long and 4–6 cm wide, with 3–5 lobes.
Short hairs grow on both sides of the leaf, especially on the veins of the underside.
The leaf margin has irregular coarse teeth.
The leaf stalk has no prickles.
On the flowering branches, white 5-petaled flowers 4 cm across are borne singly, facing downward.
The flower stalk is 0.5–2.5 cm long and densely covered with soft hairs.
Both sides of the calyx are covered with cottony hairs.
The fruit is a spherical aggregate fruit about 1 cm across, ripening orange-yellow.
