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NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Rubus canadensis

Smooth Blackberry, Thornless Blackberry

Scientific Name:

Rubus canadensis

Genus:

Rubus

Species Epithet:

canadensis

Common Name:

Smooth Blackberry, Thornless Blackberry

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Invasive Status:

(*Key)

Size:

3-6 ft., 6-12 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist

Bloom Time:

June, July

Growing Area:

Mountains

Habitat Description:

Forests, woodlands, grassy balds, especially common at high elevations. Common in NC mountains.

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:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

S3: Vulnerable, S4: Apparently secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

Colonial. Canes have few, weak prickles and leaves have few or no hairs on the undersides.

Has few and weak prickles so appears to be unarmed

Macon County, NC

The Scientific Name is Rubus canadensis. You will likely hear them called Smooth Blackberry, Thornless Blackberry. This picture shows the Has few and weak prickles so appears to be unarmed of Rubus canadensis

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

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

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

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

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



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