Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Read more about Allegheny Blackberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Rubus allegheniensis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis
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
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_225
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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
)
JK Marlow jkm200517_5012
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm240508_9158
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm240508_9160
May Greenville County SC
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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
)
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 (4/14/23):
Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Rubus allegheniensis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis
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.
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
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Black
Aggregate of drupelets
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p140
- 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
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