Rubus argutus
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Species: | R. argutus
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Rubus argutus Link. 1822
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Rubus argutus is a North American species of prickly bramble in the rose family. It is a perennial native to the eastern and south-central United States from Florida to Texas, Missouri, Illinois, and Maine.[2] Common names are sawtooth blackberry[3] or tall blackberry because of its habit of growing up to 2 meters (80 inches) in height.[4]
The flowers are white with large petals, borne in mid-spring.
References
- ^ The Plant List, Rubus argutus Link
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rubus argutus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Rydberg, Per Axel 1901. in Britton, Nathaniel Lord, Manual of the Flora of the northern States and Canada 498
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in 1989 in Missouri
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
- US Wildflowers