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not marked as a favorite taxon Rubus canadensis Linnaeus. Common name: Smooth Blackberry, Thornless Blackberry. Phenology: Jun-Jul; Jul-Aug. Habitat: Forests, woodlands, grassy balds, especially common at high elevations. Distribution: Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland) west to Minnesota, south (primarily in the Appalachians) to w. North Carolina, e. Tennessee, and n. Georgia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Chap3, F, FNA9, G, K1, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, Va, W, WV; > Rubus amicalis Blanch.; > Rubus besseyi L.H. Bailey; > Rubus canadensis L. — S13; > Rubus millspaughii Britton; > Rubus proprius L.H. Bailey; > Rubus randii (L.H.Bailey) Rydb. — S13; > Rubus villosus W. Aiton var. randii L.H. Bailey. Basionym: Rubus canadensis L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Rubus canadensis - FNA9

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image #1 of Rubus canadensis© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Rubus canadensis© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Rubus canadensis© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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