John M. Randall, TNC
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Wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
Origin: Japan, Korea and China
Background
Introduced into the United States in 1890 as breeding
stock for new Rubus (raspberry genus) cultivars and
still used today by berry breeders. It is prized for its
delicious raspberry-like berries that are produced in
great abundance in summer.
Britt Slattery, USFWS
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Distribution and Ecological Threat
Wineberry is found from New England and eastern Canada to
North Carolina and west to Michigan and Tennessee. It
occurs along forest, field, stream and wetland edges and
in open woods, preferring moist habitats. Wineberry poses
a threat to native flora because of its vigorous growth,
which allows it to crowd out native plants and establish
extensive patches.
Jil Swearingen, NPS
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Description and Biology
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Plant: typical blackberry appearance, except for the
conspicuous and distinctive reddish, glandular hairs
that cover all parts of the plant.
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Leaves: alternate along the stem, are divided into
three heart-shaped leaflets with purple veins and
toothed margins.
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Flowers, fruits and seeds: small green flowers with
white petals and small reddish hairs occur in the
spring and are followed by showy bright red fruits in
early summer. The fruits are enclosed in a husk until
ripe when the sepals spread exposing the orange to red
raspberry type fruit.
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Spreads: by seeds transported by birds, mammals, and
people, and by vegetative means. New plants can grow
from arching canes that touch the ground, and from root
buds.
Prevention and Control
Do not plant wineberry. Wineberry can be controlled
through mechanical means or by treating the canes with a
systemic herbicide like glyphosate or triclopyr.
Native Alternatives
Red or black chokeberry
(Aronia arbutifolia or
melanocarpa)
Britt Slattery, USFWS
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common blackberry (Rubus
allegheniensis)
Britt Slattery, USFWS
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Winterberry (Ilex
verticillata)
Chris Miller, NRCS
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spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
Chris Miller, NRCS
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flowering raspberry (Rubus
odoratus)
R. Harrison Wiegand
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