Actinidia arguta

Hardy kiwi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Actinidiaceae
Genus: Actinidia
Species:
A. arguta
Binomial name
Actinidia arguta

Actinidia arguta, the hardy kiwi or kiwiberry[1], is a perennial vine native to Japan, Korea, Northern China, and the Russian Far East. It produces a small kiwifruit without the hair-like fiber covering the outside, unlike most other species of the genus.[2]

  1. ^ "Choosing kiwiberry varieties | Minnesota Fruit Research". fruit.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  2. ^ "Hardy Kiwifruit". California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. 1996. Archived from the original on 2011-04-10.