Rubus spectabilis
Maturity superb raspberry
The superb raspberry (Rubus spectabilis ) is a species of the genus Rubus. It is distributed on the North American west coast between southern Alaska and northern California, where it is engl. Salmon Berry called.
Description
Appearance and leaf
The superb raspberry grows as a medium to large size, ie deciduous deciduous shrub, reaching stature heights of 1 to 4 meters. There are often thickets formed from rhizomes. The upright to arching shoot axes are unbewehrt to ( especially in the lower range) strongly prickly. The bark is yellowish - brown.
The alternate arranged leaves are divided into long petiole and leaf blade with a length of 7 to 22 cm. The petiole is 1-9 cm long. The feathered leaf blade consists of three leaflets. The three leaves are oval with a length of 3 to 15 cm, wherein the average is greater than the two lateral. The edges of the leaves are serrated. The side sheets are linear with a length of 5 to 10 mm.
Flower and Fruit
The flowering season lasts from early spring to early summer. The hermaphrodite flower is radial symmetry with a double perianth with a diameter of 2 to 3 inches. The five petals are are purple.
The fruit ripens from late summer to early fall and resembles a large, yellow to orange raspberry. The 1.5 to 2 cm wide collection drupe consists of many small drupes.
Occurrence
The distribution area of superb raspberry lies on the North American west coast between southern Alaska and northern California.
She is wild in some parts of north-western Europe from garden plants and is today among other things in the UK, Ireland and before the Faroes.
The superb raspberry thrives best in damp and therefore often occurs along river banks in the coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest. It grows mostly in masses, often in association with red alder ( Alnus rubra). In Iceland Borough Kodiak Island in Alaska Raspberry Iceland was named after her, in the state of Oregon of the Salmonberry River.
Cultivation and uses
The superb raspberry fruit has the same structure as the Raspberry: the fruit is bound only loosely to the base of the flower and can be easily peeled off from this. The taste is often described as rather watery, but depending on location and level of maturity, the fruit can be eaten raw or made into jam, jelly or fruit wine.
The superb raspberry was an important source of food for the Indians of the Pacific Northwest (among the coastal Salish ). She is one of the many components of pemmican. The English common name salmonberry (translated directly Salmon Berry) is derived from the custom of the Indians to consume the splendor of Raspberry along with half -dried salmon roe.
In addition to the food use of the splendor of raspberry is also a popular ornamental plant due to its attractive flowers and fruits.