thornless elmleaf blackberry

Rubus ulmifolius var. anoplothyrsus

Member of elmleaf blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius)
series gypsocaulon (complex Gypsocaulon)
european blackberry complex (section Rubus)
blackberries (subgenus Rubus)
brambles (genus Rubus)
brambles (tribe Rubeae)
rose family (family Rosaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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• plant to 3 m, erect to arched
• no prickles
• stem: 5–10 mm diameter, 5-angled, densely short-hairy, may be glaucous
• leaf: simple or generally compound, leaflets 3–5
• sepals: short-hairy, nonglandular
• fruit: blackberry-type, black

Edibility: Ripe fruit is edible.

Toxicity of june berry (Rubus spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.

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Chris’s observations: none

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora