Rubus odoratus

Common Name: 
purple-flowering raspberry, thimbleberry
Scientific Name: 
Rubus odoratus L.
Family Name: 
Rosaceae - Rose Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
native perennial, reproducing by seed and creeping roots
Stems
upright shrub, woody, thornless, gland-tipped hairs
Leaves
alternate, 5 lobes sometimes 3, bases heart-shaped, irregularly toothed, serrated, resembling a maple leaf
Leaves of Purple-Flowering Raspberry
Leaves of Purple-Flowering Raspberry
Flowers
5-petaled, rose-purple to magenta sometimes white, fragrant; terminal clusters, loose and open
Flowers of Purple-Flowering Raspberry
Flowers of Purple-Flowering Raspberry
Flowers of Purple-Flowering Raspberry
Fruit
berry-like from tightly grouped drupelets, red, flattened dome-shaped, drupelets fall individually
Fruits of Purple-Flowering Raspberry