| Atherton raspberry | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Least Concern (NCA) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. probus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus probus L.H.Bailey | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rubus muelleri F.M.Bailey | |
Rubus probus, commonly known as Atherton raspberry or wild raspberry, is a scrambling shrub in the family Rosaceae native to Malesia and Queensland.
Atherton raspberry is a rampant grower and, like most Rubus species, can form dense thorny thickets. The leaves are compound, usually with five ovate leaflets that are 4–10 cm (1.6–3.9 in) long and 2–5 cm (0.8–2.0 in) wide and have deeply toothed margins. Flowering occurs in spring and summer, followed by bright red aggregate fruit which are 10–20 mm (0.4–0.8 in) in diameter. The fruits are edible.
It has been commercially cultivated to a limited extent in Australia as a cool season punnet fruit.
References
- "Species profile—Rubus probus". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Rubus probus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Rubus probus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Rubus probus". Australian Native Plants Society. 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Atherton Raspberry - Tucker Bush".
External links
Media related to Rubus probus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Rubus probus at Wikispecies- Map of recorded sitings of Rubus probus at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
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