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NC Native Plant Society:
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Rubus allegheniensis

Allegheny Blackberry

Scientific Name:

Rubus allegheniensis

Genus:

Rubus

Species Epithet:

allegheniensis

Common Name:

Allegheny Blackberry

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Invasive Status:

(*Key)

Size:

3-6 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Dry, Moist

Bloom Time:

May, June

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont

Habitat Description:

Forests, woodlands, grassy balds. Common in NC mountains and uncommon to rare in the western piedmont.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Compound

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Highest Wildlife Value

Landscape Value:

Not Recommended for home landscapes

State Rank:

S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

Can form large colonies. Has straight prickles and sticky, glandular hairs on the pedicels and sometimes the canes.

5 petals and 5 sepals, the petals longer than the sepals

Rutherford County NC

The Scientific Name is Rubus allegheniensis. You will likely hear them called Allegheny Blackberry. This picture shows the 5 petals and 5 sepals, the petals longer than the sepals of Rubus allegheniensis

Lisa Lofland Gould

Trifoliate compound leaves (usually), canes without a whitish bloom, petals longer than sepals

Forsyth County NC

The Scientific Name is Rubus allegheniensis. You will likely hear them called Allegheny Blackberry. This picture shows the Trifoliate compound leaves (usually), canes without a whitish bloom, petals longer than sepals of Rubus allegheniensis

Lisa Lofland Gould

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php

https://nc.audubon.org/conservation/bird-friendly-communities/bird-friendly-native-plants

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rubus-alleghaniensis/

https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/rubus/allegheniensis/



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