Rubus occidentalis Linnaeus. Common name: Black Raspberry, Blackcap. Phenology: Apr-Jun; Jun-Jul. Habitat: Roadsides, woodlands, thickets, disturbed areas. Distribution: QC to ND and e. CO, south to n. GA, c. AL, n. MS, AR, and c. OK.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA9, G, GrPl, Il, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Robertson (1974); = Melanobatus occidentalis (L.) Greene. Basionym: Rubus occidentalis L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Rubus occidentalis - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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native range: eastern & central North America
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