Introductory
SPECIES: Rubus idaeus | Red Raspberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
RUBIDA

SYNONYMS : 
   R. idaeus ssp. sachalinensis (Levl.) Focke = R. i. ssp. strigosus


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   RUID
   RUIDI
   RUIDS2


COMMON NAMES : 
   red raspberry
   raspberry
   black-haired red raspberry
   smoothleaf red raspberry
   American red raspberry
   wild raspberry
   brilliant red raspberry
   wild red raspberry


TAXONOMY : 

The currently accepted scientific name of red raspberry is Rubus idaeus
L.  There are two subspecies [53]:  

R. i. ssp. idaeus
R. i. ssp. strigosus (Michx.) Focke

Numerous red raspberry hybrids have been reported, although many are
infertile [43,104].  This shrub hybridizes with many species in the
Rubus genus including R. arcticus, R. ursinus, R. occidentalis, R.
rubrisetus, and R. odoratus [49,55,68,104].  Red raspberry has
hybridized with thimbleberry (R. parviflorus) in the laboratory [49].


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein, December 1989.


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tirmenstein, D. 1990. Rubus idaeus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Rubus idaeus | Red Raspberry