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Common Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis)
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Other common names: Allegheny Blackberry
Native
Family:
Rosacae (Rose)
Height: 2 to 8 ft.
(shrub)
Blooms: May to
June
Leaf Type:
divided
Bloom Size: 1 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Allegheny River Trail
Date: 5/15/2010
Notes:
Thorny.
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Common Blackberry may be
easily confused with:
- Black Raspberry
Flowers of the blackberry are larger. Flowers of the raspberry have very prominent stamens.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
