Japanese name: ベニバナイチゴ（紅花苺） Scientific name:Rubus vernus
[Overview]
A deciduous shrub 1–1.5 m tall, found at forest edges in the subalpine to alpine zones.
The stem has no prickles, is tinged with yellowish brown, and has soft hairs while young.
Leaves are alternate and ternately compound; the terminal leaflet is rhombic-obovate, 3–7 cm both in length and width.
The leaf margin has notches or double teeth.
The leaf stalk has soft hairs.
The flowers are borne singly at the branch tips; they are deep reddish-purple, 5-petaled, and bloom facing downward.
The calyx has soft hairs.
The flower stalk is 3–6 cm long and has glandular hairs and soft hairs.
The fruit is a spherical aggregate fruit, ripening red; it is edible.
