Rubus arcticus - Åkerbär

Rubus arcticus, SE: Åkerbär, DE: Allackerbeere,
NL: Poolbraam, UK: Arctic Bramble


Scientific name:		Rubus arcticus L.
Swedish name:		Åkerbär
German name:		Allackerbeere
Nederlandse naam:		Poolbraam
English name:		Arctic Bramble, Arctic raspberry
Family:		Rosaceae, Rose family, Rosväxter

Sweden, Flowers, Nature, Travel, Ragunda

_{Location: Ragunda, Jamtland; Date Picture Taken: July 18, 2008}


Life form:		Perennial
Stems:		Height: 10–25 cm (4–10 in.). Stem glossy, spineless. Lacks runners.
Leaves:		Trifoliate, dentate
Flowers:		Pink–purple, 6-9 petals, Calyx 6–9-lobed. Stamens many.
Flowering Period:		June, July
Fruits:		Dark brownish red, very aromatic and begin to mature in August
Habitat:		Pastures, meadows, farmland

Rubus arcticus,Åkerbär,Allackerbeere, Poolbraam, Arctic Bramble

_{Location: Ragunda, Jamtland; Date Picture Taken: July 18, 2008}

Derivation of the botanical name:
Rubus, bramble, - from ruber, red, an allusion to red dye obtained from fruits of some of the species.
arcticus, "of the arctic".

The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.

Carl von Linné considered the Arctic raspberry a great delicacy in his Flora Lapponica (1737).
The berries are used to prepare jam, jelly, juice, etc.
Rubus arcticus,Åkerbär,Allackerbeere, Poolbraam, Arctic Bramble

_{Location: Ragunda, Jamtland; Date Picture Taken: July 18, 2008}

Rubus arcticus, SE: Åkerbär, DE: Allackerbeere,<br> NL: Poolbraam, UK: Arctic Bramble

_{Date Picture Taken: June 13, 2010}