- Arctic raspberry
Taxobox
name = Arctic raspberry
image_width = 240px
image_caption = From "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (1917-1926)
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Rosales
familia =Rosaceae
genus = "Rubus "
subgenus = "Cyclactis"
species = "R. arcticus"
binomial = "Rubus arcticus"
binomial_authority = L.The Arctic raspberry, "Rubus arcticus", (includes "Rubus arcticus ssp. acaulis" - (Michx.)) is a species of slow-growing
bramble belonging to therose family. Its dark red fruit is considered as a delicacy. In thePacific Northwest it is sometimes called the "nagoon" or "nagoonberry", a name which derives from the Tlingit "neigóon". Many consider it to be one of the tastiest fruits in the world: for instance in Russian its name is the "berry of kings" (княженика). It grows in northern Sweden, Finland, Russia (Siberia) and parts of North America.Description
A small red berry not unlike the sister varieties, with an unusual hardiness to frost and cold weather conditions.
Distribution
The Arctic raspberry can be found mainly in northern landscapes of
Alaska ,Canada ,Scandinavia and NorthernRussia . It grows most often in humid soils.Uses
The fruits of the Arctic raspberry are very tasty and, among other uses, make
jam andliqueur , or flavourtea .Carl von Linné considered the Arctic raspberry - "åkerbär" in Swedish - a great delicacy in his "Flora Lapponica" (1737). Also used in "Smirnoff " Ice and North, and Lignell & Piispanen'sMesimarjalikööri , and Wine fruit of Arctic RaspBerry (Central Arctic in Adub). Arctic raspberry is the provincial plant of theNorrbotten province of northern Sweden.ee also
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Cloudberry External links
* [http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/rosa/rubus/rubuarc.html Carl von Linné - description] sv icon
* [http://www.agronomy.uhi.ac.uk/html/plants/berries.htm Berry crops]
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