Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rubus pensilvanicus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Pennsylvania Blackberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus argutus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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PLANTS National Database
Rubus pensilvanicus
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-009:
Rubus argutus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Rubus betulifolius
COMMON NAME:
Pennsylvania Blackberry, Highbush Blackberry, Southern Blackberry
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ruar2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_ruar2_004_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120407_661
April Spartanburg County SC
Floricanes [that is, 2nd year flowering canes] have leaves with 3 leaflets, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm120407_703
April Spartanburg County SC
The most common "highbush" blackberry in most of our area, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm120424_658
April Greenville County SC
Flowers about 1" wide, the petals longer than the sepals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm160430_612
April Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm160430_613
April Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Sepals 4-6mm long, densely pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm210426_9774
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210426_9776
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210426_9831
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200502_4539
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7513
May Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow s120524_b
May Greenville County SC
Leaflets of primocanes w acute to acuminate apices, softly pubescent beneath, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0406m_19
June Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
Blackberry (aggregate fruit of drupelets) bright red maturing to blue-black, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rubus pensilvanicus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus argutus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus pensilvanicus
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-009:
Rubus argutus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Rubus betulifolius
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Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it on roadsides, in thickets, woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Wet
...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems armed with many strong prickles
LEAVES:
Compound: floricanes 3 leaflets/ primocanes 5 leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Black
Aggregate of drupelets
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p286
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p067
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p090
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p111
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p122
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p155
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p06
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p309
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p278