Scientific Name: Rubus parvifolius

Common Name: native raspberry

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Rosaceae

Form Description: Slender, straggling plant with erect or spreading branches and hooked prickles.

Height (m): 0.5 – 1

Flowers: With five round reddish-pink petals, shorter than the hairy sepals.

Fruit: Drupelet – small clusters of 4-10 orange-red drupelets. Soft and red when mature.

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant, common on rocky hillsides and near coasts.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

General Notes

Very hardy and may be trained as a climber. Resistant to salt spray. Used as canes by contemporary basket weavers.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Collect by hand. Soak till soft, then mash to remove flesh.

Seed Treatment Method

Soaking Soak seed in water for 8-12 hours, changing the water 2-3 times.

Seed Treatment Notes

Sow fresh seed after removing flesh.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be grown from semi-hardwood and root cuttings.