Image to followAI-generated illustrationRubus spectabilis
Rubus spectabilis
FamilyGenus: Rubusnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
Rubus spectabilis is an introduced, established climbing shrub in Great Britain, originating from Northern America. It reaches around 3 m in height, bears broad deciduous leaves, and flowers from March to May. The plant favours partial shade, fresh moisture and moderately fertile soils with a neutral to slightly acidic reaction.
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Ecological significance
Introduced and established in Great Britain, this neophyte originates from Northern America. Garden escapes are a known pathway of spread.
Annual cycle
Deciduous foliage emerges in spring. Flowers appear from March to May. Leaves drop in autumn; the woody stems persist through winter.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Mär – Mai
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Kletterpflanze
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
3.079 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
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Light : Partial shade.
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Moisture : Fresh, moderately moist soil.
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Soil : Normal, moderately fertile ground; neutral to slightly acidic pH.
Scientific profile
Rubus spectabilis is a woody, broad-leaved deciduous climber that typically attains a height of about 3 m. The plant is a neophyte, introduced and now established in Great Britain, originally from northern America. Flowering takes place from March to May. It grows best in partial shade, on fresh (moderately moist) soils that are moderately fertile, and tolerates a neutral to weakly acidic reaction. The foliage is shed in autumn.
Pollinators & visitors
38 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Nomada flavaLasioglossum zonulumMegachile centuncularisOsmia bicolorCeratina cyaneaBombus vestalisMacropis europaeaDasypoda hirtipesMegachile lignisecaNomada goodenianaAndrena dorsataAndrena fucataBombus campestrisBombus lucorumAndrena coitanaBombus pascuorumBombus pratorumAnthophora furcataApis melliferaAndrena bicolorBombus hypnorumBombus lapidariusAndrena labialisAndrena minutulaBombus muscorumBombus hortorumHylaeus pictipesCoelioxys inermisAnthophora bimaculataLasioglossum calceatumHylaeus confususHylaeus communisHalictus rubicundusBombus terrestrisAndrena haemorrhoaBombus sylvestrisBombus jonellusLasioglossum villosulum
Other flower visitors
4 other species visit the flowers
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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