Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rubus allegheniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-007:
Rubus allegheniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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.
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May Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Petals 1-2cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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May Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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May Yancey County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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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.
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May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Sepals 6-10mm long (or longer), pubescent & often stipitate-glandular, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Rachis and pedicels densely pubescent and stipitate-glandular, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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June McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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June McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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June McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Terminal leaflets' petiolules to 7cm long, those of lateral leaflets shorter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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June McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Prickles nearly straight, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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June McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rubus allegheniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-007:
Rubus allegheniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
1265
Shrub
Perennial
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC -
Common
Look for it in forests, woodlands, grassy balds, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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 p067
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p232
- Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p061
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p310
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p309