Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Rubus spp. Common name(s): blackberry, bramble Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”)
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Young plant, end of May
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Young stem, end of May – note grooves and stout prickles
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Palmately compound leaf
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Often tall arching or trailing canes
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Mature stem
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Mowed blackberry, early June
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Pre-flower, early June
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Description: -Rosaceae family –
