Bossekia odorata

(L.) Greene

Purple-flowering raspberry

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit can be eaten raw or made into pies, jams, and jellies.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 3-9.

Australia, Britain, Canada, Europe, North America, USA,

Countries: Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Austria, Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, United States, St Vincent

How to Identify

An erect shrub. It grows 2.4 m high and spreads 2.4 m wide. The stems arch over. The bark peels off. The leaves have 5 lobes and teeth along the edge. They are hairy underneath. The flowers are pink. The fruit are flat and reddish orange.

Notes

There are about 250 Rubus species.

Names & Synonyms

Flowering raspberry, Thimbleberry, Rose-flowering raspberry

Rubacer odoratum (L.) Rydb.Rubus odoratus L.

References (11)

Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Rubus odoratus)
Brickell, C. (Ed.), 1999, The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Convent Garden Books. p 916 (As Rubus odoratus)
Cundall, P., (ed.), 2004, Gardening Australia: flora: the gardener's bible. ABC Books. p 1284 (As Rubus odoratus)
Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 209 (As Rubus odoratus)
Flowerdew, B., 2000, Complete Fruit Book. Kyle Cathie Ltd., London. p 78 (As Rubus odoratus)
Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 579 (As Rubus odoratus)
http://en.hortipedia.com
Jackes, D. A., 2007, Edible Forest Gardens (As Rubus odoratus)
Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 491 (As Rubus odoratus)
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Rubus odoratus)
Sp. pl. 1:494. 1753 (As Rubus odoratus)

What to Eat

Where to Find It

How to Identify

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