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Blackberry

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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.