Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Rubus idaeus L. Common name(s): red raspberry, American red raspberry Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”)
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leaves are divided
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first year cane; round stem and finer thorns than blackberry
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1st year leaves often have 5 leaflets; note whitish underside of leaves
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2nd year canes; leaves often have 3 leaflets
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whitish bloom on stem
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flowering, early June
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sepals
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early fruit formation, August
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fruit, August
