Rosaceae
Himalayan berry
Rubus bifrons
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rubus
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Common names
By language (6)
- Czech
- Ostružiník dvojbarevný
- English
- Himalayan berry
- Finnish
- Leijavatukka
- German
- Zweifarbige Brombeere
- Slovenian
- Dvobarvna robida
- Swedish
- Banbjörnbär
Synonyms
- Rubus amoenus var. cinerascens Čelak.
- Rubus amoenus var. subglandulosus Čelak.
- Rubus bifrons f. duriminius (Samp.) Hruby
- Rubus bifrons subsp. macroacanthos (Weihe & Nees) Focke
- Rubus bifrons unranked decalvans Freyn
- Rubus bifrons var. appressus Ade
- Rubus bifrons var. auctus Nyár.
- Rubus bifrons var. bergensis Ade & A.Schumach.
- Rubus bifrons var. binzii R.Keller
- Rubus bifrons var. cinerascens (Čelak.) Halácsy
- Rubus bifrons var. decipiens (P.J.Müll.) Hormuz.
- Rubus bifrons var. duriminius Samp.
- Rubus bifrons var. genuina Focke
- Rubus bifrons var. heterotrichus Borbás
- Rubus bifrons var. incrustatus Borbás
- Rubus bifrons var. psilorhabdis Borbás & Waisb.
- Rubus bifrons var. robustior Kük.
- Rubus bifrons var. sentus Focke
- Rubus bifrons var. speciosus (P.J.Müll.) Nyman
- Rubus bifrons var. subglandulosus (Čelak.) Halácsy
- Rubus bifrons var. typicus Beck
- Rubus discolor subsp. speciosus (P.J.Müll.) Berher
- Rubus discolor unranked speciosus (P.J.Müll.) Ducommun
- Rubus discolor var. speciosus (P.J.Müll.) Cariot & St.-Lag.
- Rubus discolor var. speciosus (P.J.Müll.) St.-Lag.
- Rubus fortis Focke
- Rubus fruticosus var. bifrons (Vest) Fiori
- Rubus incrustatus (Borbás) Posp.
- Rubus nemorosus var. bifrons (Vest) Bab.
- Rubus speciosus P.J.Müll.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.