Rubus parvifolius subvar. subconcolor (Cardot) Masamune; R. parvifolius var. subconcolor (Cardot) Makino & Nemoto; R. parvifolius var. triphyllus (Thunberg) Nakai; R. pauciflorus Baker; R. taquetii H. Léveillé; R. triphyllus Thunberg; R. triphyllus var. eglandulosus L. H. Bailey; R. triphyllus var. subconcolor Cardot.

Leaves 3-foliolate. Inflorescence rachis, pedicels, and abaxial surface of calyx without rust colored stalked glands.

Mixed forested slopes, sunny valleys, roadsides, waste places; 400--2600 m. Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea, Vietnam].