Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rubus pensilvanicus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Pennsylvania Blackberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
The most common "highbush" blackberry in most of our area, if circumscribed, as here and following FNA, to include R. argutus, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus argutus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rubus andrewsianus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Rubus pensilvanicus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus argutus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus defectionis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus floricomus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus frondosus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus immanis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus laudatus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus pauxillus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus pensilvanicus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus pergratus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus recurvans
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus rosarius
SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Rubus argutus
INCLUDING Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Rubus argutus
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
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus argutus
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus betulifolius
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus floridus
COMMON NAME:
Pennsylvania Blackberry, Highbush Blackberry, Eastern 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 (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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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 (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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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 (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm220626_8666
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm220626_8674
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rubus pensilvanicus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus argutus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rubus andrewsianus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Rubus pensilvanicus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus argutus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus defectionis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus floricomus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus frondosus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus immanis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus laudatus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus pauxillus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus pensilvanicus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus pergratus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus recurvans
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus rosarius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Rubus argutus
INCLUDING
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Rubus argutus
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
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus argutus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus betulifolius
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus floridus
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Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Roadsides, thickets, woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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
Bisexual
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 (Miller & Miller, 2005) p286
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p140
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p067
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p111
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p316
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p122
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p155
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p06
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p309
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p310
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p278
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