CAT-00041
Broad-leaf native raspberry
Rubus moluccanus
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Rubus
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Fruit
- Latin name
- Rubus moluccanus
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Broad-leaf native raspberry
- Source URLs
- https://www.daleysfruit.com.au/bushfoodintro.htm; https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?lvl=sp&name=Rubus~moluccanus&page=nswfl Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00041
- Mature width
- Not confirmed; allow spread appropriate to growth habit
- Native range
- Eastern Australian rainforest and moist forest; also tropical Asia-Pacific.
- Plant family
- Rosaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Nursery-listed / regional edible
- Mature height
- Not confirmed; habit described in brief description
- 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
- After flowering
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Ripe fruit
- Flowering season
- Mainly spring-summer.
- Brief description
- Vigorous scrambling bramble with broad hairy leaves.
- Drought tolerance
- Low to moderate; water in prolonged dry weather.
- Preparation notes
- Use fully ripe red aggregate fruit; confirm species before harvest.
- Flower description
- White to pinkish flowers in branching clusters.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Suitable with moisture and sturdy support; allow space and contain growth.
- 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 around 12 mm across.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded