Rubus illecebrosus is a red-fruited species of Rubus originally from Japan. Common names include balloon berryFruitipedia, balloon berry, (Rubus illecebrosus) includes photos and strawberry raspberry.
Description Rubus illecebrosus is a thorny shrub growing up to tall. The leaves are pinnately compound.
The flowers are produced either singly or in clumps of 2–3, each with 5 petals up to long, longer than those of most related species. The fruits are also unusually large for the genus, each oblong, red, up to long with 50–100 drupelets.
Distribution and habitat Originally from Japan (where it is called バライチゴ, literally 'roseberry'), it is also very popular in some European countries like Lithuania.
It has become sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in Canada, the United States, Pitikosk(Vörå) and South America.Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas
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