Rubus canadensis

Classification	Dicots
Family	Rosaceae
Family (Traditional)	Rosaceae
Genus	Rubus
Species:	Rubus canadensis L.
Common Name	Smooth Blackberry
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: doubly serrate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 3; Leaflet Number: 5; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Aggregate; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 4; Pistil Number: 6; Pistil Number: 7; Pistil Number: 8; Pistil Number: 9; Pistil Number: 10; Pistil Number: 11; Pistil Number: 12; Pistil Number: 13+; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value	4
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Harlan (KY), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), Greene (TN), Johnson (TN), Monroe (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Unicoi (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1984 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0117047	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Rubus canadensis
N/A	Harlan	Kentucky		Martina Hines	EKY Rubus canadensis
APSC0044466	Johnson	Tennessee			APSC Rubus canadensis
HTTU015303	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Rubus canadensis
MTSU008425	Rutherford	Tennessee	17 Apr 1986	Paula Winter	MTSU Rubus canadensis
UCHT032005		Tennessee			UCHT Rubus canadensis
ETSU005316	Greene	Tennessee	27 Aug 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rubus canadensis
TENN-V-0117050	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Rubus canadensis
TENN-V-0117048	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Rubus canadensis
APSC0118554	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Rubus canadensis
APSC0069019	Harlan	Kentucky	15 Jul 1984	Max Medley	APSC Rubus canadensis
APSC0081160	Claiborne	Tennessee			APSC Rubus canadensis
HTTU015301	White	Tennessee			HTTU Rubus canadensis
ETSU007675	Unicoi	Tennessee	10 Jun 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rubus canadensis
ETSU007676	Greene	Tennessee	11 Sep 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rubus canadensis
ETSU007679	Greene	Tennessee	27 Aug 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rubus canadensis
ETSU024938	Greene	Tennessee	20 Jun 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rubus canadensis
31234100635414	Harlan	Kentucky		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Rubus canadensis
ETSU007678	Greene	Tennessee	13 Jun 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rubus canadensis
ETSU007677	Greene	Tennessee	11 Sep 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rubus canadensis
HTTU015302	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Rubus canadensis
TENN-V-0117049	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Rubus canadensis
APSC0093578	Claiborne	Tennessee			APSC Rubus canadensis
APSC0081159	Claiborne	Tennessee			APSC Rubus canadensis
TENN-V-0117046	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Rubus canadensis
APSC0073287	Harlan	Kentucky	15 Jun 1986	Max Medley	APSC Rubus canadensis
N/A	Harlan	Kentucky		Martina Hines	EKY Rubus canadensis
APSC0093579	Claiborne	Tennessee			APSC Rubus canadensis
N/A	Harlan	Kentucky		Martina Hines	EKY Rubus canadensis
ETSU035329	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Rubus canadensis
ETSU035328	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Rubus canadensis
ETSU035335	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Rubus canadensis

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