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  6. Rose Family
  7. Brambles
  8. Flowering Raspberries
  9. Purple-flowered Raspberry

species 32,833 observations

Purple-flowered Raspberry

Rubus odoratus

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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428 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix, Hoary Pinion, White-triangle Button, Fall Webworm Moth 121
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Agromyza vockerothi, Acmaeodera tubulus, Blackberry Gall Midge, Red-necked Cane Borer 8
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it English Grain Aphid, Dark Bramble-cutter, Black Bean Aphid, Song Sparrow 76
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Perplexing Bumble Bee, Yellow-banded Bumble Bee 223

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun Part shade
Moisture
Well drained Moist
Water use
Medium
Soil
Sand Loam Organic
Soil pH
Acid
Habit
Erect Spreading
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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