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Rubus tricolor Focke

Chinese bramble (Rosaceae)

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Rubus tricolor is a bramble native to Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China, with simple leaves and a dense covering of reddish bristles.

Llantilio Pertholey (VC35: Monmouthshire); 2015-07-25

 Chinese bramble / Rubus tricolor: _Rubus tricolor_ is a bramble native to Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China, with simple leaves and a dense covering of reddish bristles.

Flowers

Llantilio Pertholey (VC35: Monmouthshire); 2015-07-25

 Chinese bramble / Rubus tricolor: Flowers

The fruit of Rubus tricolor is very similar to that of Rubus idaeus, the raspberry.

Llantilio Pertholey (VC35: Monmouthshire); 2015-07-25

 Chinese bramble / Rubus tricolor: The fruit of _Rubus tricolor_ is very similar to that of _Rubus idaeus_, the raspberry.

The receptacle is strongly convex, and separates from the ripe fruit.

Llantilio Pertholey (VC35: Monmouthshire); 2015-07-25

 Chinese bramble / Rubus tricolor: The receptacle is strongly convex, and separates from the ripe fruit.

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