Description from
Flora of China
Rubus pungens var. discolor Prochanov; R. pungens var. fargesii Cardot.
Branchlets and abaxial surface of calyx with dense, needle-like prickles. Flower bearing branchlets, petioles, pedicel, and abaxial surface of calyx without stalked glands.
Forested slopes, forest margins, river sides; 2200--3300 m. Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan [Bhutan, NW India, Japan, Kashmir, Korea, N Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim; SW Asia].