Communities

Scientific Name

Rubus parvifolius

Family Name

ROSACEAE

Common Name

Native Raspberry

Status

Height

1.0m (100cm)

Flowers

With five round reddish-pink petals, shorter than the hairy sepals.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Slender, straggling plant with erect or spreading branches and hooked prickles.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Wet Eucalypt Forest; Rocky hillsides

Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant, common on rocky hillsides and near coasts.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy; Semi-shaded

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Very hardy and may be trained as a climber. Resistant to salt spray. Used as canes by modern basket weavers. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit , small clusters of 4-10 orange -red drupelets. soft and red when mature. collect by hand. soak till soft, then mash to remove flesh

Seed Treatment Method

Soaking

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Sow fresh seed after removing flesh.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Also grown from semi-hardwood and root cuttings.