Rubus arcticus subsp. acaulis (Michx.) Focke

Dwarf raspberry (en)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Rubus > Rubus arcticus

Characteristics

Plants 0.5–2 dm. Stems glabrous or hairy. Leaves usually ternate; petiole glabrous or hairy; central leaflets ovate to obovate, to 6 cm (lateral leaflets shorter), base cuneate, margins dentate to serrate (often doubly), apex usually rounded. Inflorescences: flowers solitary. Pedicels stipitate-glandular. Flowers: sepals caudate, glabrous or hairy, eglandular or glandular; petals pink to rose, oblanceolate to obovate, 15–25 mm, apex slightly to strongly emarginate. 2n = 14, 21.
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A raspberry. It is a low shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It does not have runners.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a cool temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 1-5

Usage

The fruit can be eaten fresh or used for jams and jellies.
Uses dye medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Antidiarrheal (leaf)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 20
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Rubus arcticus subsp. acaulis world distribution map, present in Canada, France, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60443150-2
WFO ID wfo-0001006745
COL ID 5KY8Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 762334
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Synonyms

Rubus acaulis Manteia acaulis Rubus arcticus subsp. acaulis Cylastis arcticus subsp. acaulis Rubus arcticus var. acaulis