
Appearance
''Rubus arcticus'' grows most often in acidic soils rich in organic matter. It is a thornless perennial up to 30 cm tall, woody at the base but very thin farther above the ground. flowers are in groups of 1-3, the petals pink, red, or magenta. Fruit is deep red or dark purple, with an unusual hardiness to frost and cold weather conditions.Uses
The fruits of the Arctic raspberry are very tasty and, among other uses, make jam and liqueur, or flavour tea. Carl von Linné considered the Arctic raspberry – ''åkerbär'' in Swedish – a great delicacy in his ''Flora Lapponica'' . Also used in ''Smirnoff'' Ice and North, and Lignell & Piispanen's Mesimarjalikööri, and Wine fruit of Arctic RaspBerry . Arctic raspberry is the provincial plant of the Norrbotten province of northern Sweden.References:
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