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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
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
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.
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