Native Raspberry Fruit

Rubus parvifolius
Family: ROSACEAE
Usually considered the most humble of our local raspberry species, in dry years this one puts out very few fruit indeed. It's a very drought hardy plant, typically living in dry grasslands rather than the rainforest habitat of most of its relatives, and is rarely given the chance to show its true ability.









This year, however, this plant at Peacehaven Botanic park has fruited magnificently, demonstrating just what it can do, given the kind of watering that this plant has had naturally from this year's rain.





It is possibly the most tasty of all Australia’s native raspberries - delicious.


For photos of the same plant in flower, see October.