Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Rubus pascuus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Chesapeake Blackberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus pascuus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rubus pascuus
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus discolor
COMMON NAME:
Chesapeake Blackberry, Topsy Blackberry
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October Anderson County SC
Clemson Forest
Canes very coarse, scrambling, often 2-3m long, heavily armed, per Weakley's Flora.
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October Anderson County SC
Clemson Forest
Leaflets toothed and grayish-tomentose beneath, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow s071018_g
October Anderson County SC
Clemson Forest
Prickles recurved, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Rubus pascuus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus pascuus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rubus pascuus
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus discolor
2528
Shrub
Perennial
Non-native: Europe
Documented growing wild in - NC SC
Rare
Look for it in disturbed areas, thickets, 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.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems armed, coarse, scrambling, to 3m long; prickles strong, curved
LEAVES:
Deciduous to semi-evergreen
Compound
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
White to pale pink
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Inflorescence cymose-paniculate
FRUIT:
Summer
Aggregate of drupelets
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control p145
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p310