Taxon:  Rubus odoratus L.



Summary
Genus:
Rubus
Subgenus:
Anoplobatus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Rosoideae
Tribe:
Rubeae
Nomen number:
32402
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:494.  1753
Verified:
02/15/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
19 (19  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Alice, L. A. & C. S. Campbell. 1999. Phylogeny of Rubus (Rosaceae) based on nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer region sequences. Amer. J. Bot. 86:81-97.
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  5. Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
  6. Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
  7. Converse, R. H., ed. 1987. Virus diseases of small fruits. USDA Agriculture Handbook 631
  8. Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 135.
  9. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  10. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  11. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  12. Hall, H. K. et al. 2009. Chapter 2. Raspberry breeding and genetics. Pl. Breed. Rev. 32:159, 171.
  13. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  14. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  15. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: with three varieties
  16. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Rubacer odoratus
  17. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  18. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  19. Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
  20. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  21. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  22. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  23. Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
  24. Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2.
  25. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  26. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
  27. Weber, H. E. 1972. Die Gattung Rubus L. (Rosaceae) im nordwestlichen Europa. Phanerog. Monogr. 7:103.
  28. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
  29. Widrlechner, M. P. 1998. The genus Rubus L. in Iowa. Castanea 63:420.
  30. Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishflowering raspberry  1Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Englishpurple-flowering raspberry  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishthimbleberry  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English (Canada)flowering raspberry Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 135.
Frenchframboisier du Canada  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Frenchronce odorante  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
French (Canada)ronce odorante Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 135.
GermanZimt-Himbeere  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Swedishrosenhallon  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotia Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébecs.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinoisn.Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigane.Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolinaw.Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec (s.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (e.), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (n.)]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina (w.), Tennessee, Virginia]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
  2. Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
  3. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  4. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  5. Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
  6. Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2.
  7. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
  8. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
  9. Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Harmful organism hostcrop diseases Converse, R. H., ed. 1987. Virus diseases of small fruits. USDA Agriculture Handbook 631
Harmful organism hostcrop pests Converse, R. H., ed. 1987. Virus diseases of small fruits. USDA Agriculture Handbook 631
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=32402. Accessed 15 April 2026.