Creeping Rubus Rubus pedatus
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ROO-bus ped-AH-tus
- Description
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Five-leaved Bramble is a creeping raspberry native to moist mossy forest, meadows, streambanks and bogs in northwestern North America. It has compound leaves with 5 leaflets, hence its common name.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rubus
- Species:
- pedatus
- Family:
- Roseaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- They were not a popular food source for indigenous people because of their small size and short storage life.
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Northwestern Canada and U.S.A.
- Wildlife Value:
- This plant provides nectar for pollinators and fruits for birds and other animals.
- Edibility:
- Fruits are edible and tasty fresh or cooked.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Fruit Type:
- Aggregate
- Drupe
- Fruit Description:
- Aggregate drupe small in size and very soft.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Solitary
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Solitary 5 petaled white flowers with petals spaced wide apart and being backward. Flowers bloom from April to June.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Compound leaves with five leaflets that are oval and toothed
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Riparian
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Edible Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
