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Shoreline Community College Arboretum: Whitebark Raspberry

Shoreline CC Arboretum is the student-led initiative to document and inform the incredible diversity of over 200 species of flora adorning our outdoor campus as it grows and changes with future development.

Title

Whitebark Raspberry/ Blackcap

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Rubus leucodermis (ROSACEAE)

Description

Range

Western North America, Alaska to California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Chihuahua

Ecology

Ecology

This species of blackberry is resistant to raspberry bushy dwarf virus (RBDV). [1]

Equity

Equity: Cultural and Historical Significance

Black raspberry has been useful in making dyes.

Its taste is more bland than for other related species. [1]

Economics

Economics

"The commercial black raspberry processing industry is concentrated in the Willamette Valley (Oregon), where there are 450 to 500 ha in production." [1]

Format

Sources

Sources

[1] Finn, C., Wennstrom, K., Link, J., & Ridout, J. (2003). Evaluation of Rubus leucodermis populations from the Pacific Northwest. HortScience, 38(6), 1169-1172.

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