Botanical Name: Rubus idaeus. Other Common Names: Red raspberry, European red raspberry, wild raspberry, hallon (Swedish), hindbær (Danish), Himbeere (German), framboise (French). Habitat: The plant is endemic to Europe and temperate parts of Asia, and has been naturalized in North America. Description: Raspberry is in the rose family (Rosaceae). It is a 1 to 2 meters high half shrub with both annual and biennial shoots. The annual shoots are without branches and flowerless with dark red, brush-shaped thorns. Every other year the shoots become branched and produce flowers. Leaves are green on top and silvery white on the underside. The