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flowering raspberry, purple flowering raspberry, ronce odorante

Australian raspberry or bramble, Japanese bramble, Japanese raspberry

Habit Shrubs, 10–20 dm, unarmed. Shrubs, 1–3 dm, armed.
Stems

erect, sparsely to moderately hairy, moderately to densely stipitate-glandular, glands dark purple, not pruinose.

biennial, low-mounding to creeping, sparsely to moderately hairy, glabrescent, eglandular, not pruinose;

prickles sparse to moderate, slightly to strongly hooked, weak to stout, 0.8–1.5(–2) mm, broad-based.

Leaves

deciduous, simple;

stipules lanceolate to ovate, 5–15 mm;

blade subrotund to reniform, 9–20(–30) × (10–)15–25(–30) cm, base cordate, palmately, ± deeply, (3–)5-lobed, margins finely, irregularly serrate to doubly serrate, apex acute to acuminate, abaxial surfaces sparsely to moderately hairy, sparsely to densely stipitate-glandular, glands dark purple.

deciduous, ternate or pinnately compound;

stipules filiform to linear, (4–)6–11 mm;

leaflets 3(–5), terminal broadly ovate-rhombic to obovate, (2–)3–5(–9) × 2.2–5(–7.5) cm, base cuneate to obtuse, slightly 3-lobed, margins coarsely serrate to doubly serrate, apex acute to obtuse, abaxial surfaces with slightly to strongly hooked prickles on veins, densely whitish-tomentose, eglandular or sparsely short-stipitate-glandular.

Inflorescences

terminal and axillary, 4–7(–22)-flowered, cymiform to thyrsiform.

terminal and axillary, 2–20-flowered, cymiform to thyrsiform.

Pedicels

pubescent, moderately to densely stipitate-glandular, glands dark purple.

prickles moderate, slightly to strongly hooked, moderately hairy, eglandular or sparsely short-stipitate-glandular.

Flowers

bisexual;

petals usually magenta, rarely white, broadly obovate to suborbiculate, (12–)17–25(–30) mm;

filaments filiform;

ovaries distally densely hairy, styles clavate, glabrous.

bisexual;

petals pinkish to magenta, oblanceolate to obovate, 4–7 mm;

filaments filiform;

ovaries moderately to densely hairy, styles glabrous.

Fruits

pale to dark red, hemispheric, 0.7–1.5 cm;

drupelets 30–60, coherent, separating from torus.

red, round, 0.6–0.9 cm;

drupelets 10–50, strongly coherent, separating from torus.

2n

= 14.

= 14.

Rubus odoratus

Rubus parvifolius

Phenology Flowering May–Jul. Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat Moist shady sites in deciduous forests, margins of woods, rocky slopes, wooded talus, stream banks, roadsides Disturbed sites
Elevation 10–1500 m (0–4900 ft) 0–400 m (0–1300 ft)
Distribution
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AL; CT; DC; DE; GA; IL; IN; KY; MA; MD; ME; MI; MO; NC; NH; NJ; NY; OH; PA; RI; TN; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; NB; ON; QC [Introduced in Europe]
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from FNA
DE; IA; IL; MA; MO; NE; NJ; OH; VA; e Asia; Australia [Introduced in North America]
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Discussion

Rubus odoratus is introduced in Washington State. The species is distinguished from other flowering raspberries by its erect, unarmed stems, simple leaves, large flowers, magenta petals, glabrous, clavate styles, and purple stipitate glands densely covering most plant parts. A hybrid with R. nutkanus (R. ×fraseri Rehder) is thought to occur in areas of overlap in northern Michigan (E. G. Voss 1972–1996, vol. 2).

The Cherokee used leaf infusions for labor pains and the Iroquois used plant infusions for miscarriage (P. Bergner 1997). Rubus odoratus is grown as an ornamental for its relatively large flowers and magenta petals and its edible fruits that are somewhat dry and insipid.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Rubus parvifolius is distinguished from other raspberries by its broadly ovate-rhombic to obovate leaflets and relatively small flowers with pinkish to magenta petals. This species has the potential to become a very significant weed (P. M. Drobney and M. P. Widrlechner 2012).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 9, p. 47. FNA vol. 9, p. 48.
Parent taxa Rosaceae > subfam. Rosoideae > tribe Rubeae > Rubus Rosaceae > subfam. Rosoideae > tribe Rubeae > Rubus
Sibling taxa
R. allegheniensis, R. arcticus, R. bartonianus, R. bifrons, R. caesius, R. canadensis, R. chamaemorus, R. cuneifolius, R. deliciosus, R. flagellaris, R. glaucifolius, R. hispidus, R. idaeus, R. illecebrosus, R. laciniatus, R. lasiococcus, R. leucodermis, R. neomexicanus, R. nivalis, R. niveus, R. nutkanus, R. occidentalis, R. parviflorus, R. parvifolius, R. pascuus, R. pedatus, R. pensilvanicus, R. phoenicolasius, R. pubescens, R. repens, R. saxatilis, R. setosus, R. spectabilis, R. trivialis, R. ulmifolius, R. ursinus, R. vestitus
R. allegheniensis, R. arcticus, R. bartonianus, R. bifrons, R. caesius, R. canadensis, R. chamaemorus, R. cuneifolius, R. deliciosus, R. flagellaris, R. glaucifolius, R. hispidus, R. idaeus, R. illecebrosus, R. laciniatus, R. lasiococcus, R. leucodermis, R. neomexicanus, R. nivalis, R. niveus, R. nutkanus, R. occidentalis, R. odoratus, R. parviflorus, R. pascuus, R. pedatus, R. pensilvanicus, R. phoenicolasius, R. pubescens, R. repens, R. saxatilis, R. setosus, R. spectabilis, R. trivialis, R. ulmifolius, R. ursinus, R. vestitus
Synonyms Rubacer odoratum, R. odoratus var. albidus, R. odoratus var. columbianus R. triphyllus
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 494. (1753) Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 1197. (1753)
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