Rubus. In 1841, on Goat Island, "we were refreshed, during our walk,
with wild fruits - raspberries ...," Gurney (1841). Raspberries, referring
to the genus Rubus, were reported for Goat Island by the Superintendent
in the report of the Commissioners of the Niagara Reservation in 1886.
Rubus allegheniensis.
Porter ALLEGANY BLACKBERRY. (As R. villosus) "Goat
Island," Day (1888). Ontario, Queen Victoria Park (as R. villosus
Ait.), Panton (1890). (As R. villosus), "Niagara Gorge," both sides, Field Club, 1894. (As R. villosus) Ontario, Niagara Park
System, Cameron (1895). "Grows near the Whirlpool," Hamilton (l943).
New York:
Buckhorn Island, hardwood-Cephalanthus swamp, area N of marsh, betwn.
I90 and mouth of Burnt Ship Creek; w. R. idaeus var. strigosus; woods,
Eckel, June 9, 1999 (BUF); Buckhorn Island, wet Oak-Hickory woods on
both sides of East-West River Road. Wet woods near clearing, south of the
road.P. M. Eckel 060904 June 6, 1995 (BUF); Whirlpool State Park, on the gorge
of the Niagara River, DeVeaux College woods, upriver section, weedy woods
border facing open meadow, with Rubus occidentalis. P. M. Eckel s.n. May
25, 2000 (BUF); Goat
Island on the Niagara River, upright shrubs on the crest of the island,
western, end by the Cave of the Winds shelter. P. M. Eckel Oct. 2, 2001 (BUF).
Ontario: Navy
Island, riverbank, clay, just round NW top of island, facing north, Eckel, July
2, 1998 (BUF); central woods, Quercus rubra, Q. palustris, Carya ovata, C.
laciniosa, center of island in a clearing, Eckel, Sept. 21, 1998 (BUF).
Rubus flagellaris Willd.
NORTHERN DEWBERRY, BLACKBERRY. Ontario: (as R. villosus var. humifusus)
" Railway track at Niagara Falls. (Macoun.)" Macoun (1883). (As R. canadensis), "Goat Island. Lewiston," Day (1888). (As R. villosus var. humifusus), "Lewiston," Field
Club, 1889. (As R. canadensis), "Niagara Gorge,"
both sides, Field Club, 1894. (As R.
canadensis L.) "Goat Island. Lewiston," Day (1888). Ontario,
Niagara Parks System (as R. canadensis), Cameron (1895). Ontario:
Niagara Falls, Wm. J. Potter, 1906 (TRT), Heimburger (1955). "Plentiful
along the fringe of the Glen," Hamilton (l943).
New York:
Niagara University area, woods by Witmer Rd. near I 90, Wet
Oak-mixed hardwood woods. Eckel,
June 12, 1987 (BUF).
Ontario: Hydro
woods near School of Horticulture, June 17, 1940 (NFO); Queenston, Learn, June
4, 1964 (NFO).
Rubus hispidus L.
SWAMP BLACKBERRY. Ontario, Niagara Parks System, Cameron (1895).
"Occasionally found at Dufferin Islands," Hamilton (l943). (As Rubus
paganus) Ontario: Niagara, July, ex Herb. Royal Can. Inst. (TRT),
Heimburger (1955). Ontario: Queenston, Wm. Scott, May 28, 1898 (TRT 19130);
Niagara, Wm. Scott, July 15, 1898 (TRT 19118), Heimburger (1955).
Ontario: Navy Island, woods margin, north
end, with Laportea canadensis,Lobelia inflata, Eckel, July 15, 1998
(BUF).
*Rubus idaeus L. RED RASPBERRY. "Common in the wooded areas of
the Parks," Hamilton (l943).
*Rubus laciniatus Willd.
CUT-LEAVED BLACKBERRY.
New York:
base of gorge, dolomite rubble, whirlpool basin, Eckel, Zander & Plagemans,
July 1, 1988 (BUF); base of Niagara River gorge below
Whirlpool State Park downriver from whirlpool basin twn DeVeaux steps and
basin. Old railroad bed, base of talus slope; moist, shade. P. M. Eckel with R. H. Zander s.n. Sept. 29, 2001(BUF).
Rubus occidentalis L. BLACK
RASPBERRY. "Goat Island," Day (1888). Ontario, Queen Victoria Park,
Panton (1890). "Niagara Gorge,"
both sides, Field Club, 1894. Ontario,
Niagara Parks System, Cameron (1895). "... abundant in the open woods
between the Whirlpool and Brock's Monument," Hamilton (l943).
New York: base
of Niagara River gorge and Whirlpool (DeVeaux) steps, downriver (N) from
whirlpool basin. River's edge; dolomite flats. P. M. Eckel Sept. 5, 1988 (BUF); Whirlpool State Park, on
the gorge of the Niagara River, DeVeaux College woods, upriver section, weedy
woods border facing open meadow, with Rubus allegheniensis. P. M. Eckel
s.n. May 25, 2000 (BUF); Goat
Island on the Niagara River, SW thickets west of Three Sisters; river margin
with horticultural and native tree and shrubs; rooting at the tips. Water's
edge. P. M. Eckel Oct. 2, 2001 (BUF).
Ontario:
"edge," Niagara Glen, Hamilton, June 10, 1943 (NFO); Base
of Niagara River Gorge, upriver from Whirlpool basin, beneath Lower Arch
bridge. Sprawling, rooting at tips, receptacle stays on plants. P. M. Eckel
s.n. s.d. (BUF).
Rubus odoratus L.
PURPLE-FLOWERING RASPBERRY, FRAGRANT THIMBLEBERRY, PURPLE FLOWERED SCOTCH CAP.
"Among the boulders, the rocks on the banks of the [Niagara] river ...
Rubus odoratus, now flowering in all its loveliness," Wied-Neuwied, 1843).
Goat Island, Sept. 19, 1877 (J. D. Hooker's American Journal). "Goat
Island and elsewhere," Day (1888). Ont.: Niagara Glen, Field Club, 1888. Ontario, Queen Victoria Park, Panton (1890). Ontario,
Niagara Parks System, Cameron (1895). "... a few specimens near the
Whirlpool ... produce double flowers ... great masses of this plant grow over
the Rocks along the River from Niagara Falls to Paradise Grove," Hamilton
(l943). Ontario: Queenston Dock, W. J. Cody, July 8, 1945, McMasters; Niagara
Falls, July 6, 1864, Queen's' Niagara, W. J. Potter, 1908 (TRT); CliftonHouse
[Niagara Falls], W. Herriot, Aug. 23, 1893 (OAC); The Rapids, Niagara, T. J. W.
Burgess, Aug. 21, 1879 (TRT); Whirlpool, Niagara, Wm. Scott, June 21, 1898
(TRT); Foster's Flats, A. E. Straby, June 15, 1949 (OAC); sight record (Soper)
#328, [Lewiston-] Queenston Bridge; #244, Niagara Glen, #241, Queenston
Heights, Heimburger (1955). ). "[Niagara] Glen,"
sight record, Yaki (1970). DeVeaux
College woods, Eckel (1986).
New York: City
of Niagara Falls, by Whirlpool Park, DeVeaux woods, upriver section, rather frequent
in dense shaded Oak-Hickory, Beech- Maple woodland. P.M.Eckel 110785 Oct. 5,
l985 (BUF); Goat
Island. Locally abundant thickets. Flowers bright purple. P. M. Eckel July 24,
1984 (BUF); Rail Road
path along the Niagara River, in shaded, moist wooded area. P.M.Eckel 8703250
Aug. 10, 1986 (BUF);
Lewiston, Scovell's Knoll, ArtPark woods: elevated knoll against
spoil area by the Niagara River, dense, rich woods: low woods behind the knoll,
moist, shaded. Flowers fragrant. P. M. Eckel c. Marguerite Eckel 870656 June 4,
l986 (BUF); wet ravine,
Devil's Hole, Eckel, Aug. 19, 1987 (BUF).
Ontario:
Queenston, Joyce, Aug. 15, 1980 (NFO); Nature Trail woodland above the Whirlpool Ravine
woods. Rich wet woodland. P. M. Eckel 8604062 June 10, 1986 (BUF); Dufferin Islands, wet soil. Eckel,
June 1, 1988 (BUF).
Rubus pubescens Raf. DWARF
RASPBERRY.(As R. triflorus), "wet places near Clifton,
Ontario," Day (1888). Ontario, Queen Victoria Park (as R. triflorus
Richard), Panton (1890). Ontario, Niagara Parks System (as R. triflorus),
Cameron (1895).
Rubus strigosus Michx.
RED RASPBERRY. Goat Island, Sept. 19, 1877 (J. D. Hooker's American Journal).
"Goat Island," Day (1888). Ontario, Queen Victoria Park, Panton
(1890). Ontario, Niagara Parks System, Cameron (1895). (As R. idaeus
var. strigosus) Niagara Parks, Ontario, Hamilton (l943).
New York: First of
the Three Sisters Islands, east end. P. M. Eckel, June 4, 1988 (BUF); Buckhorn Island, hardwood-Cephalanthus swamp, area N
of marsh, betwn. I90 and mouth of Burnt Ship Creek; w. R. allegheniensis,
shaded woods, Eckel, June 9, 1999 (BUF); Buckhorn Island, gravelly road to
seagull berm; with Rosa eglanteria, Hieracium piloselloides Hypericum
perforatum, Eckel, June 14, 1998 (BUF).
Ontario: Dufferin
Islands, Hamilton, June 25, 1943 (NFO); common, wooded slopes below Brock's
Monument, Eckel, June 13, 1988 (BUF); Navy
Island, northwest river margin, beach and moist woods, Eckel, July 2, 1998
(BUF).
