Rubus alumnus
L. H. Bailey
Highbush Blackberry, Oldfield blackberry
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Summary
Source: WikipediaRubus alumnus is a North American species of highbush blackberry in section Alleghenienses of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is native to eastern and central Canada (Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia) and the eastern and central United States (from Maine south to North Carolina and west as far as Oklahoma, Kansas, and Minnesota).
Description
A blackberry shrub. The stems can be 1-3 m long. The canes are upright and curve over. They have thorns. The leaves have teeth around the edge. The fruit are black and succulent. They are 1-2 cm long.
Edible Uses
The black fruit are eaten raw or cooked.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Canada, North America, USA,
Notes
There are about 250 Rubus species.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra
Walter Siegmund (talk)
Highbush Blackberry
Rubus alumnus
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Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Highbush Blackberry: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Synonyms
References (6)
- N. L. Britton, Man. fl. n. states 407. 1901 (As ostrifolius) (As Rubus ostryifolius)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 763 (As Rubus ostryifolius)
- Mansfield's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops p 431 (As Rubus ostryifolius Rydb.)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Rubus ostryifolius)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 103
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- USDA Plants Database
