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Rubus crataegifolius (Korean Raspberry) is a species of raspberries which grows wild in northeastern China, Japan, Korea, and the Ussuri region of the Russian Far East.

It is a shrub growing to 1-2 m (rarely 3 m) tall. The leaves are 5–12 cm long and 5–8 cm broad, palmately lobed with three or five lobes, and a serrated margin. The flowers are 1–1.5 cm diameter, with five white petals. The fruit is an aggregate fruit 1 cm diameter, made up of numerous drupelets. The species grows on forest margins and mountain slopes, in areas with moist and well-drained soil.



Its fruit is used for food and also for medicinal purposes, and the plant is sometimes cultivated; the cultivar 'Jingu Jengal' has been selected for its large fruit. The roots have been found to contain substances with anti-inflammatory effects in mice.

Rubus crataegifolius

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Subgenus: Idaeobatus
Species: R. crataegifolius

Binomial name
Rubus crataegifolius ~ Raspberry

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