Rosaceae
Arctic raspberry
Rubus arcticus
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rubus
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Common names
By language (11)
- Chinese
- 北悬钩子, 大叶蛇泡簕
- English
- Arctic raspberry, Arctic blackberry
- Finnish
- Mesimarja
- German
- Aakerbeere, Arktische Brombeere, Arktische Himbeere, Schwedische Ackerbeere
- Italian
- Lampone artico
- Korean
- 함경딸기
- Polish
- Tekszla
- Russian
- Княженика, Костяника арктическая, Костянка, Малина арктическая, Мамура, Поленика, Полуденица, Поляника
- se
- Fáđot, Geađgeluomi, Miehtamuorji
- sma
- Gïeken-joknge
- Welsh
- Llwyn mwyar yr Arctig
Synonyms
- Cylastis arcticus (L.) Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Rubus arcticus var. arcticus
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 886 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
Photos
FlowerPhoto: ll r Ирина, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrice Dupont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chris Friesen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ксения Волянская, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anneli Salo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hilary Rose Dawson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marko Vainu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Иван Пристрем, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tatiana, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Svyatoslav Knyazev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tatiana, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.