Rubus laciniatus Willd.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Rosaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stems coarse, scrambling to several m, strongly armed with flattened, recurved prickles; lvs evergreen, primarily (3)5-foliolate, the lfls laciniately cleft or again compound and cleft, the lower side evidently hairy but green; fls numerous in cymose panicles; cal-lobes usually prickly; pet pinkish to sometimes white, usually trifid; fr ± elongate, 1–1.5 cm thick; 2n=28. European cultigen, sparingly naturalized from Mass. to Minn. and southward. June–Aug.
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Common Names
evergreen blackberry