in taxon raspberry plant wineberry plant wineberry PLANTS:RUPH Japanese wineberry duo xian xuan gou zi Rubus phoenicolasius (Japanese Wineberry, Wineberry, or Wine Raspberry) is a species of raspberry (*Rubus* subgenus *Idaeobatus*) native to northern China, Japan, and Korea. The species was introduced to Europe and North America as an ornamental plant and for its potential in breeding hybrid raspberries. It has subsequently escaped from cultivation and become naturalised and sometimes invasive in parts of Europe and eastern North America. japanese wineberry rubus phoenicolasius wine raspberry wine raspberry Rubus phoenicolasius requires discussion