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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rubus allegheniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Allegheny Blackberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rubus allegheniensis
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus allegheniensis var. gravesii
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-007:
Rubus allegheniensis FAMILY Rosaceae
(?) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus nigrobaccus
COMMON NAME:
Allegheny Blackberry
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JK Marlow jkm120517_020
May Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm120517_022
May Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaflet margins simply or doubly serrate; leaflet apices acute to acuminate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120517_026
May Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Petals 1-2cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120517_036
May Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm120517_038
May Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm120517_046
May Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaflets ovate to lance-ovate, 3-15cm long, 1-8cm wide, green on both surfaces, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140519_039b
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Sepals 6-10mm long (or longer), pubescent & often stipitate-glandular, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140519_039c
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Rachis and pedicels densely pubescent and stipitate-glandular, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4998
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200517_5002
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200517_5003
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200517_5006
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200517_5012
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm150607_314
June McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm150607_317
June McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm150607_318
June McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Terminal leaflets' petiolules to 7cm long, those of lateral leaflets shorter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm150607_320
June McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Prickles nearly straight, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm150607_324
June McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm200808_6929
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rubus allegheniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rubus allegheniensis
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus allegheniensis var. gravesii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-007:
Rubus allegheniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
(?)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus nigrobaccus
1265
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: forests, woodlands, grassy balds, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Carolina Mountains (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems armed with nearly-straight prickles, glandular hairs often present
LEAVES:
Compound: floricanes 3 leaflets/ primocanes 5 leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
FRUIT:
Summer
Black
Aggregate of drupelets
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p067
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p232
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p310
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p309