Purple-flowering Raspberry
Rubus odoratus
Fruit, a large, flat raspberry-looking berry, has a very mild flavor.
Endangered in Illinois and Indiana
Plant Type: This is a shrub which can reach 180cm tall (70inches).
Leaves: The leaves are alternate. Leaves can be as wide as 25 cm (10inches). Each leaf is toothed and usually has 5 lobes (sometimes 3) similar to a maple leaf. The leaf veins, petioles and young stems covered with reddish glandular hairs (trichomes)
Flowers: The flowers have 5 Regular Parts and are up to 5cm wide (2 inches). They are rich pink. Blooms first appear in early summer and continue into early fall. Flowers are usually in loose clusters.
Fruit: A red berry that looks like a raspberry when mature.
Bark: The bark of the mature stem with loose pealing sections.
Habitat: Rocky woods and thickets.
Range: From Nova Scotia south to Georgia.
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