Japanese name: ミヤマニガイチゴ（深山苦苺） Scientific name:Rubus subcrataegifolius
[Overview]
A small deciduous shrub found at sunny forest edges in the mountains.
The stem is short and either unbranched or produces a few short branches.
The stems and branches may be tinged with white and have thin prickles extending horizontally.
Leaves are alternate, ovate, 2–8 cm long and 1.5–4 cm wide, palmately divided into 3 lobes.
On the leaves of flowering branches, the tips of the lobes are sharply pointed.
The underside of the leaf is tinged with white.
The leaf margin has teeth.
White 5-petaled flowers 2–2.5 cm across usually grow in groups of 2–3.
The petals are narrow and often curve backward.
The calyx has white hairs on the inside and along the margin.
The flower stalk is 1–2.5 cm long and has prickles.
The fruit is a spherical aggregate fruit about 1 cm across, ripening red; it is edible but bitter.
