Rubus odoratus |
Rubus pedatus |
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flowering raspberry, purple flowering raspberry, ronce odorante |
creeping raspberry, five leaf dwarf bramble, five-leaf bramble, strawberry bramble, strawberry dwarf bramble, strawberry-leaf raspberry |
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Habit | Shrubs, 10–20 dm, unarmed. | Herbs, to 1 dm, unarmed. |
Stems | erect, sparsely to moderately hairy, moderately to densely stipitate-glandular, glands dark purple, not pruinose. |
creeping, flowering branches erect, sparsely hairy, eglandular or sparsely stipitate-glandular, not pruinose. |
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, pedately compound; stipules broadly ovate to suborbiculate, 2–3 mm; leaflets 3 (often appearing as if 5), lateral leaflets deeply lobed, sinuses nearly to leaflet base, terminal obovate to obovate-rhombic, (1–)1.5–2.5(–3.4) × (0.8–)1.2–2(–2.5) cm, base cuneate, margins coarsely singly or doubly serrate, apex rounded to obtuse, abaxial surfaces glabrous or sparsely hairy on midvein, eglandular or sparsely stipitate-glandular. |
Inflorescences | terminal and axillary, 4–7(–22)-flowered, cymiform to thyrsiform. |
1-flowered. |
Pedicels | pubescent, moderately to densely stipitate-glandular, glands dark purple. |
sparsely hairy, eglandular or sparsely 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 white, oblong to narrowly obovate, 6–10 mm; filaments filiform; ovaries glabrous, styles glabrous. |
Fruits | pale to dark red, hemispheric, 0.7–1.5 cm; drupelets 30–60, coherent, separating from torus. |
red, 0.6–1 cm; drupelets 3–6, weakly coherent, separating from torus. |
2n | = 14. |
= 14. |
Rubus odoratus |
Rubus pedatus |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Jul. | Flowering Jun–Aug. |
Habitat | Moist shady sites in deciduous forests, margins of woods, rocky slopes, wooded talus, stream banks, roadsides | Coniferous woods, forest edges, glades, meadows, bogs, stream banks, streambeds, roadsides |
Elevation | 10–1500 m (0–4900 ft) | 20–2300 m (100–7500 ft) |
Distribution |
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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AK; ID; MT; OR; WA; AB; BC; YT; ne Asia
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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 pedatus is recognized by its creeping, unarmed stems, pedately 3–5-foliate leaves, relatively small flowers, white petals, and glabrous ovaries. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 9, p. 47. | FNA vol. 9, p. 49. |
Parent taxa | Rosaceae > subfam. Rosoideae > tribe Rubeae > Rubus | Rosaceae > subfam. Rosoideae > tribe Rubeae > Rubus |
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Synonyms | Rubacer odoratum, R. odoratus var. albidus, R. odoratus var. columbianus | |
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 494. (1753) | Smith: Pl. Icon. Ined. 3: plate 63. (1791) |
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