- Rubus probus
Taxobox
name = Atherton Raspberry
image_width = 250px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
unranked_classis =eudicot
ordo =Rosales
familia =Rosaceae
genus = "Rubus "
species = "R. probus"
binomial = "Rubus probus"
binomial_authority ="Rubus probus" (syn. "Rubus muelleri", syn. "Rubus fraxinifolius"), or Atherton Raspeberry, is a wild tropical
raspberry species native toPapua New Guinea andAustralia . [ ASGAP "Rubus probus" plant profile. [http://asgap.org.au/r-pro.html] ]Atherton raspberry is upright in habit, exhibits low thorniness in comparison to most "
Rubus " species. The leaves are shiny and compound. It produces an edible berry.It is commercially cultivated to a limited extent in Australia as a cool season
punnet fruit.Weed risk
There is concern that "R.probus" could become a rampant environmental
weed , similar toblackberry , when grown outside of its natural range.References
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