california blackberry
(trailing blackberry)
Rubus ursinus
Member of
blackberries (subgenus Rubus)
brambles (genus Rubus)
brambles (tribe Rubeae)
rose family (family Rosaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
white in flowering plants
- plant: prostrate to decumbent
- prickles: weak, slender, straight
- stem: 2–10 mm diam, not angled, ±glabrous to hairy, ±with stalked glands, glaucous
- leaf: simple or compound, leaflets 3(5), gray-hairy abaxially
- sepals: hairy, prickly, ±with stalked glands
- 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: 68 (56 are research grade)
Locations:
- Russian Ridge OSP: 5
- Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 5
- Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 4
- Sanborn CP: 4
- Stevens Creek CP: 4
- Calero CP: 3
- El Corte de Madera OSP: 3
- Sierra Azul OSP: 3
- Bear Creek Redwoods OSP: 2
- Coal Creek OSP: 2
- DeLaveaga Park, Santa Cruz: 2
- Mt. Madonna SP: 2
- Nisene Marks SP: 2
- Sam McDonald CP: 2
- Skyline Ridge OSP: 2
- Waterdog Lake & Open Space: 2
- Wilder Ranch SP: 2
- Windy Hill OSP: 2
- Almaden Quicksilver CP
- Alpine Rd.
- Big Basin SP
- Castle Rock SP
- Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt Redwood RP
- Five Canyons Open Space
- Jacks Peak CP
- Lake Chabot RP
- Long Ridge OSP
- Monte Bello OSP
- Murray Ranch SP
- Pinnacles NP
- Point Lobos SP
- Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
- San Bruno Mountain State & County Park
- San Pedro Valley CP
- Sibley Volcanic RP
Months:
- Jan.: 3
- Feb.: 4
- Mar.: 5
- Apr.: 9
- May: 17
- Jun.: 13
- Jul.: 3
- Aug.: 5
- Sep.: 4
- Oct.: 3
- Nov.: 2
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Taxon info:
iNaturalist
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Calflora
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CalPhotos
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Jepson eFlora
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FNA
Bay Area species:
iNaturalist
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Calflora
