CAT-00040
Rose-leaf raspberry
Rubus rosifolius
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Rubus
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Fruit
- Latin name
- Rubus rosifolius
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Rose-leaf raspberry
- Source URLs
- https://www.daleysfruit.com.au/bushfoodintro.htm; https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?lvl=sp&name=Rubus~rosifolius&page=nswfl Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00040
- Mature width
- Spreads by canes; exact width not confirmed
- Native range
- Eastern Australian moist forest margins; also occurs beyond Australia.
- Plant family
- Rosaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Nursery-listed / regional edible
- Mature height
- Trailing stems to 2 m
- Native states
- NSW, QLD, VIC
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Source is a nursery catalogue overview; detailed species verification remains. Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Nursery food-use listing; species detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- Follows flowering; regional ripening period not yet confirmed.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Ripe fruit
- Flowering season
- Much of the year where conditions suit.
- Brief description
- Prickly shrub with trailing stems and divided leaves.
- Drought tolerance
- Low to moderate; favours moist conditions.
- Preparation notes
- Use fully ripe red raspberries; confirm native Rubus identity.
- Flower description
- White, five-petalled flowers, solitary or in small clusters.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Promising in a moist partly shaded site; contain runners and canes.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees and insects visit flowers; canopy shelters birds.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Red aggregate raspberry fruit about 2 cm long.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded