2528

Shrub
Perennial

Non-native: Europe

Documented growing wild in - NC SC

Rare

Look for it in disturbed areas, thickets, per Weakley's Flora

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

• Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006

 

 

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

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

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