Rubus odoratus

Rubus odoratus, the purple-flowered raspberry, flowering raspberry, or Virginia raspberry, is a species of Rubus, native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Ontario and Wisconsin, and south along the Appalachian Mountains as far as Georgia and Alabama.

Rubus odoratus
Purple-flowering raspberry cultivated in Denmark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. odoratus
Binomial name
Rubus odoratus
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Bossekia odorata (L.) Greene
  • Rubacer columbianum (Millsp.) Rydb.
  • Rubacer odoratum (L.) Rydb.
  • Rubus columbianus (Millsp.) Rydb.
  • Rubus glandulifolius Salisb.
  • Rubus grandifolius Salisb.
  • Rubus quinquelobus Stokes

Rubus odoratus is a shrub growing to 3 meters (10 feet) tall, with perennial, not biennial, stems (unlike many other species in the genus). Also, unlike most other related species this plant does not have thorns. The leaves are palmately lobed with five (rarely three or seven) lobes, up to 25 cm (10 inches) long and broad, superficially resembling maple leaves. The flowers are 3–5 cm (1.2–2 inches) in diameter, with five magenta or occasionally white petals; they are produced from early spring to early fall. The red edible fruit matures in late summer to early autumn, and resembles a large, flat raspberry with many drupelets, and is rather fuzzy to the touch and tongue.

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