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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Wineberry
| image = Rubus_phoenicolasius_-_fruits.jpg
| image_width = 220px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Rosales]]
| familia = [[Rosaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Rosoideae]]
| genus = '''''[[Rubus]]'''''
| species = '''''R. phoenicolasius'''''
| binomial = ''Rubus phoenicolasius''
| binomial_authority = [[Carl Maximowicz|Maxim]].
}}

The '''wineberry''' (''Rubus phoenicolasius''), a type of [[raspberry]], grows wild in the eastern part of the [[United States]]. The heart-shaped [[Leaf|leaves]] grow in groups of three and are white underneath. The canes have fine, red thorns, which appear much like red hair. The [[calyx]] (covering the [[fruit]] until it is ripe) is also red and hairy. The delicate fruits are slightly tart and ripen to a deep red in late June to early July.

New plants are formed from the tips of existing canes touching the ground. They enjoy moist soil and grow near and within wooded areas. They are considered [[invasive species|invasive]] in some areas.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/pubs/midatlantic/ruph.htm | title=Wineberry | work=Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas | author=Swearingen, J., K. Reshetiloff, B. Slattery, and S. Zwicker | publisher=National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | year=2002}}</ref>

They are also called Wine raspberries and Japanese wineberries. Despite the name, they are no more or less suited for winemaking.

[[Wineberry (New Zealand)|Wineberry]] is also a tree [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[New Zealand]].
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[[Category:Rubus]]
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