Rubus parvifolius

Native raspberry

​Scrambling prickly shrub or trailer, new growth downy. Bright green wrinkled divided leaves, downy white below. Stalks prickly. Flowers deep pink in color with short terminal bunches or single axillary flowers to 15mm wide. Edible red berries in Summer.

  • Cultural knowledge: Food: fruit, Medicine: leaves
  • Ecological role: Bird attractant: fruit
  • Height: 0.6-1m
  • Width: 0.5-2m
  • Sun: Semi shade to dappled shade
  • Soil type: Moist to dry well drained soils
  • Flowering time: October- December