Common Name:
Wild blackberry
Scientic Name:
Rubus allegheniensis
Colors:
White
Months Appearing:
June
Blackberries nd Dewberries are difficult to distinguish due to their great variability.
Shrub 3-8 feet tall. Arching canes with prickles. 5-petaled crinkled flowers with prominent yellow stamens.
Leaves palmately compound with 3-5 leaflets.. Serrated edges. Paler underside. Prickles on petiole.
Roadsides, edge of woods and fields.
Bundy Hill, Chippewa Watershed Authority, Isabella County, Michigan.
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