Rubus idaeus
Common names
raspberry
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
White
Detailed description
Erect shrub to about 2 m high with dense suckering habit, stems often growing horizontally when older. Stems are armed with numerous weak prickles. Leaves usually with 2 pairs of leaflets (occasionally 3). Leaflets are ovate, with obvious white tomentum beneath and serrate margins. The inflorescence consists of a few white flowers up to 25 mm diameter. Fruit are red or orange drupelets, up to 15 mm long.
Similar taxa
The lower surface with dense white tomentum is characteristic of R. idaeus, the fruit (rasberries) are also familiar to most people.
Habitat
Terrestrial. Roadsides, wasteland, streambanks, scrub edges.
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Ecology
Flowering
November, December, January
Fruiting
January, February, March
Year naturalised
1870
Origin
N. temperate, E. Asia
Reason for introduction
Agricultural
Life cycle and dispersal
Reproduces by suckers but can also set viable seed. Dispersed by birds and humans.
Wetland plant indicator status rating
Information derived from the revised national wetland plant list prepared to assist councils in delineating and monitoring wetlands (Clarkson et al., 2021 Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Contract Report LC3975 for Hawke’s Bay Regional Council). The national plant list categorises plants by the extent to which they are found in wetlands and not ‘drylands’. The indicator status ratings are OBL (obligate wetland), FACW (facultative wetland), FAC (facultative), FACU (facultative upland), and UPL (obligate upland). If you have suggestions for the Wetland Indicator Status Rating, please contact: [Enable JavaScript to view protected content]
FACU: Facultative Upland
Occasionally is a hydrophyte but usually occurs in uplands (non-wetlands).
Other information
Etymology
rubus: From the Latin meaning bramble
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
RUBIDA