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Wineberry

Rubus phoenicolasius

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Rubus phoenicolasius (Japanese Wineberry, wine raspberry, wineberry or dewberry) is an Asian species of raspberry (Rubus subgenus Idaeobatus) in the rose family.

The species was introduced to Europe and North America as an ornamental plant and for its potential in breeding hybrid raspberries. It subsequently escaped from cultivation and has become naturalized in parts of Europe and North America. Wineberries grow vigorously and can form extensive, dense thickets that displace many native species,. The wineberry is listed as a noxious weed by both Connecticut and New York where its possession and sale are prohibited by law.

Wineberry fruit is edible, with no poisonous look-a-likes in North America. Other plants that may be mistaken as wineberries include red raspberry, Salmonberry, black raspberry, and blackberry, all of which are edible. Sweet and tart with a raspberry-like flavor, wineberries are used similarly to raspberries to make pastries, such as pie or other sweet treats.

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  1. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/natureserve/15341030680/
  2. (c) Wouter Hagens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rubus_phoenicolasius_D.jpg
  3. (c) Virens (Latin for greening), some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rubus_phoenicolasius_-_Wineberry.jpg
  4. (c) Sandy Wolkenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sandy Wolkenberg
  5. Adapted by Tom Pollard from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_phoenicolasius

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