North Carolina Botanical Garden

Plant Index

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Rubus pensilvanicus

Rubus pensilvanicus Poir.

eastern blackberry, pennsylvania blackberry

Synonym(s): Rubus abactus

Rubus pensilvanicus (Eastern Blackberry)

Image ID: 18651
Image by: Ware, Richard & Teresa
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: RUPE3
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rubus pensilvanicus
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2016-12-30

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: RUBUS
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Rubus
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Blackberry
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 250 species (if treated conservatively) or 2000-3000 microspecies, shrubs (and a few herbs), almost cosmopolitan in temperate areas.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification Notes: All of our species of Rubus except R. repens, R. odoratus, and R. pubescens have biennial stems. The first year the stems remain sterile and are termed primocanes. The second year, these stems produce lateral branches with flowers and are termed floricanes. Primocane and floricane leaves differ.
GENUS REFERENCES: Alice, Goldman, Macklin, & Moore in FNA (2014); Robertson (1974)=Z; Alice & Campbell (1999); Widrlechner (1998); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: ROSACE
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Rosaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Rose Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 85-95 genera and 2000-3000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but mainly boreal and temperate.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Phipps in FNA (2014); Potter et al. (2007); Eriksson et al. (2003); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004); Ertter (2007).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Subshrub

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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
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BLOOM TIME: Apr-May

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FRUITING PERIOD: Late May-Jul.

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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average, Moist/Wet
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
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GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
644	SOS	2016-06-23	Faucette	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: RUPE3
USDA Common Name: Pennsylvania Blackberry
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, CT, DC, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC		FAC		FAC	FAC		UPL	FACU	FAC

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rubus pensilvanicus
COMMON NAME: Pennsylvania Blackberry, Eastern Blackberry
SYNONYMY: [= FNA, Va, WH3; = R. argutus - W; > R. pensilvanicus - C, F, G, K, Pa, WV; > R. argutus Link - C, F, G, GW, K, RAB, S; > R. abactus L.H. Bailey - WV; > R. andrewsianus Blanchard - WV; > R. barbarus L.H. Bailey - F; > R. bellobatus L.H. Bailey - WV; > R. betulifolius Small - RAB, S; > R. blakei L.H. Bailey - F; > R. condensiflorus L.H. Bailey - F; > R. congruus Bailey - F; > R. cupressorum Fernald - F; > R. defectionis Fernald - F, K; > R. densissimus H.A. Davis & T. Davis - WV; > R. dissitiflorus Fernald - F; > R. fatuus Bailey - F; > R. floricomus Blanchard - F, K; > R. floridus Trattinick - F, S; > R. frondosus Bigelow - F, K, WV; > R. immanis L.H. Bailey - K; > R. jennisonii L.H. Bailey - WV; > R. jugosus L.H. Bailey - F; > R. laudatus Berger - K, WV; > R. leggii H.A. Davis & T. Davis - WV; > R. libratus L.H. Bailey - F; > R. louisianus Berger - F; > R. orarius Blanchard - C; > R. ostryifolius Rydberg - G; > R. pauxillus L.H. Bailey - F, K; > R. pergratus Blanchard - K; > R. philadelphicus Blanchard - WV; > R. praepes L.H. Bailey - F; > R. prestonensis H.A. Davis & T. Davis - WV; > R. recurvans Blanchard - F, K; > R. rosarius L.H. Bailey - K; > R. subsolanus L.H. Bailey - F, WV; > R. tygartensis H.A. Davis & T. Davis - WV]
PHENOLOGY: Apr-May; late May-Jul.
HABITAT: Roadsides, thickets, woodlands.
COMMENTS: ME west to MN, south to FL and TX. The most common highbush blackberry in most of our area.
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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Rosaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Rose Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 85-95 genera and 2000-3000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but mainly boreal and temperate.
REFERENCE: Phipps in FNA (2014); Potter et al. (2007); Eriksson et al. (2003); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004); Ertter (2007).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Rubus L. (Blackberry)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 250 species (if treated conservatively) or 2000-3000 microspecies, shrubs (and a few herbs), almost cosmopolitan in temperate areas.
REFERENCE: Alice, Goldman, Macklin, & Moore in FNA (2014); Robertson (1974)=Z; Alice & Campbell (1999); Widrlechner (1998); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Rubus pensilvanicus in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Rubus pensilvanicus in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Rubus pensilvanicus in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Rubus pensilvanicus in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Rubus pensilvanicus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rubus pensilvanicus

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 18651 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 18651 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 18651 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)