himalayan blackberry

(armenian 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

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Caution: there are two species called himalayan blackberry, but only one of them is found in the bay area.

• 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.

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Chris’s observations: 41 (28 are research grade)

Locations:

• Skyline Ridge OSP: 7
• Calero CP: 4
• Bear Creek Redwoods OSP: 3
• Murray Ranch SP: 3
• Mt. Madonna SP: 2
• Picchetti Ranch OSP: 2
• Castle Rock SP
• Coal Creek OSP
• Dimond Canyon Trail, Oakland
• Ed R. Levin CP
• Edgewood 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
• Sam McDonald CP
• San Bruno Mountain State & County Park
• Sibley Volcanic RP
• Sierra Azul OSP
• Wilder Ranch SP

Months:

• May: 6
• Jun.: 10
• Jul.: 9
• Aug.: 4
• Sep.: 3
• Oct.: 2
• Nov.: 5
• Dec.: 0
• Jan.: 1
• Feb.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora