Blackberry Scientific Name: Rubus spp. Description: An upright or arching shrub; stems strongly angular with stout prickles. Leave have 3-7, mostly 5, leaflets. Height to 10' Habitat: Thickets. Range: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, s. Quebec, and Minnesota to Maryland, N. Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana, and Michigan. Type: Shrub Source:A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs by George Petrides Photograph: William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International from www.forestryimages.org. |