Black Raspberry, Rubus occidentalis L., Native Minnesota Wildflower plant, Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

	Plants of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
	Common Name	Scientific Name	Plant Family	Garden Location	Prime Season
	Black Raspberry	Rubus occidentalis L.	Rose	Woodland	Late Spring to Early summer
Other names and notes	This raspberry has small 1/2" 5 part flowers with the petals shorter than the sepals. The flowers and later the fruit are in a dense cluster of 3 to 7 flowers, the cluster springing from the upper stem leaf axils. The stems will arch over completely and first year canes may root at the tip, and are also usually whitened. Stems bear small hooked prickles with large bases. The fruit turns purple black when mature. The leaf can be undivided to 3 to 5 parted with irregular teeth. Rubus is the Latin name for bramble and occidentalis refers to "western".




Below: Fruit turning to black by Mid-July.	Above: Green fruit forms in mid to late June.

Notes: Eloise Butler had catalogued this plant in her plant index as present in the Garden area. The plant is native to Minnesota, primarily in counties in the SE quadrant of the state (including the metro area) and a few scattered counties elsewhere.

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References: Plant characteristics are generally from sources 15, 16, 30, 31, 33, W2 & W3. Distribution principally from W2 and also 31, 34 and W1. Planting history generally from 1, 4 & 4a. Other sources by specific reference. See Reference List for details.

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