''Rubus odoratus'', the purple-flowered raspberry,
Clive Stace
Clive Anthony Stace (born 1938) is a British botanist and botanical author. He studied at King's College London, graduated from University of London in 1959 and then studied at the Natural History Museum, London. He was awarded a PhD in 1963 ...
, R. van der Meijden, I. de Kort, no date. ''Flora of NW Europe''
entry for ''Rubus odoratus''
/ref> flowering raspberry, or Virginia raspberry, is a species of ''Rubus
''Rubus'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, with over 1,350 species.
Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus. Most of the ...
'', native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia
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west to Ontario
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and Wisconsin
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, and south along the Appalachian Mountains
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as far as Georgia
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and Alabama
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''Rubus odoratus'' is a shrub
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growing to 3 meters (10 feet) tall, with perennial
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, not biennial
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, stems (unlike many other species in the genus). Also, unlike most other related species this plant does not have thorns. The leaves
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are palmately lobed with five (rarely three or seven) lobes, up to 25 cm (10 inches) long and broad, superficially resembling maple leaves. The flower
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s are 3–5 cm (1.2–2 inches) in diameter, with five magenta or occasionally white petal
Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''corolla''. Petals are usuall ...
s; they are produced from early spring to early fall. The red edible fruit
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matures in late summer to early autumn, and resembles a large, flat raspberry with many drupe
In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part ( exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the ''pit'', ''stone'', or ''pyrena'') of hardened endocarp with a seed (''kernel ...
lets, and is rather fuzzy to the touch and tongue.
Gallery
File:Rubus odoratus - Tuoksuvatukka, Rosenhallon, Purple-flowered raspberry C 20151008 081546.jpg, Fruits
File:Rubus odoratus 2016-05-09 9979.jpg, leaves
File:Rubus odoratus 2017-05-23 0538.jpg, flower buds
File:Rubus odoratus 2015-06-20 3109.jpg, flowers
File:Ruod 005 shp.jpg, seeds
Cultivation and uses
''Rubus odoratus'' is widely grown as an ornamental plant
Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that ...
for its conspicuous flowers with a long flowering period. This plant likes partial shade, rich, slightly acid soil and moderate water. It is locally naturalized
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in parts of Washington state[USDA Plants Profile]
''Rubus odoratus''
/ref> and also in Europe, notably south eastern England.
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q158365
odoratus
Berries
Flora of Canada
Flora of the Eastern United States
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus