armenian blackberry
(himalayan blackberry)
Rubus armeniacus
Member of
series candicantes (complex Candicantes)
european blackberry complex (section Rubus)
blackberries (subgenus Rubus)
brambles (genus Rubus)
brambles (tribe Rubeae)
rose family (family Rosaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
white in flowering plants
- plant: to 3 m, arched to mounded
- prickles: many, stout, wide-based, straight or curved
- stem: to 20(25) mm diam, 5-angled, finely hairy or generally glabrous, not glaucous
- leaf: simple or compound, leaflets 3(5)
- sepals: hairy, nonglandular
- fruit: blackberry-type (not hollow when picked), black
Edibility: The fruit is sweet and tasty when fully ripe, but can be quite tart if any parts are red.
Toxicity of june berry (Rubus spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.
Chris’s observations: 49 (40 are research grade)
Locations:
- Skyline Ridge OSP: 7
- Murray Ranch SP: 5
- Calero CP: 4
- Bear Creek Redwoods OSP: 3
- Castle Rock SP: 2
- Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt Redwood RP: 2
- Mt. Madonna SP: 2
- Picchetti Ranch OSP: 2
- San Bruno Mountain State & County Park: 2
- Coal Creek OSP
- Dimond Canyon Trail, Oakland
- Ed R. Levin CP
- Edgewood County Park & Natural Preserve
- Five Canyons Open Space
- Garin RP
- Henry Coe SP
- Henry Cowell Redwoods SP
- Henry Cowell Redwoods SP - Fall Creek Unit
- Huckleberry Botanic RP
- Jacks Peak CP
- Lake Chabot RP
- Monte Bello OSP
- Mt. Diablo SP
- Nisene Marks SP
- Sam McDonald CP
- Sibley Volcanic RP
- Sierra Azul; OSP
- Thornewood OSP
- Wilder Ranch SP
Months:
- May: 6
- Jun.: 15
- Jul.: 10
- Aug.: 5
- Sep.: 3
- Oct.: 3
- Nov.: 5
- Dec.: 0
- Jan.: 1
- Feb.: 1
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Taxon info:
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Jepson eFlora
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FNA
Bay Area species:
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