Native raspberry
Rubus probus, Fam. Rosaceae
Erect or semi-scandent shrub to 3m. Branchlets glabrous with stout, curved or nearly straight prickles up to 4mm long.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Shrub |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Leaf: | Imparipinnate with five, seven or rarely nine leaflets, leaves near the inflorescence may have one or three leaflets. Leaflets ovate, 3.6-9.5 x 2-4.8cm, glabrous or with some hairs along the veins. Underside green and with sparse, sessile, yellow or brown glands. Margins serrated, preickles may be present. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
White |
| Flower description: | Terminal or upper axillary clusters of white flowers. Autumn to summer. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Red |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Red, ellipsoid to ovoid aggregate, up to 2.6cm in diameter when fresh. |
| Habitat: | Gallery (riverine or riparian) forest, rainforest. |
| Distribution | Queensland, New Guinea. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia, New Guinea. |
| Notes: | Fruit edible with a delicate flavour. |
| Information sources: | Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia. |
