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Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis
Rose Rosaceae family
Recognition: An upright or arching shrub; stems are ridged and armed with stout prickles.
Leaves: 3-8" and velvety to the touch. Leaves are palmately compound with 3-7, but mostly 5, leaflets. Leaflets are wooly or velvety beneath.
Flowers: are showy and white, with 5 petals, about 1" wide.
Fruit:is juicy, black, sweet, and noticeably full of tiny seeds. It is more elongated than round. July-September.
Habitat: Blackberry grows in thickets along stone walls (often) and is an early successional plant that colonizes clearings.
NWI Status: FACU
Text by Morgan Jenkins for CES301.
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