FIVE-LEAVED CREEPING RASPBERRY

Class: Rubus pedatus

Family: ROSE FAMILY

Sub Family: Rosaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: White

Height: 5-7.5 cm (2-3")

Each Flower: Up to 2 cm (3/4") across; 5 white petals and numerous stamens surrounding several pistils; calyx has 5 pointed, reflexed sepals appearing fringed at tips

Leaves: 2 or 3 with 2.5-4 cm (1-1 1/2") stems arising from nodes on main stem; blades are deeply cleft into 5 oval, toothed lobes; veined and shiny; 2 stipules at base of leaf-stems

Stems: Trailing, thin and wiry, rooting at intervals

Blooming Period: May - July

Habitat: Moist woods and mossy banks up to just below timberline

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