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Himalayan Blackberry | Rubus bifrons

May contain: plant, vegetation, land, nature, outdoors, tree, woodland, grove, herbal, herbs, leaf, jungle, and rainforest
Photo Credit: Leslie J. Mehrhoff
May contain: berry, food, fruit, plant, and produce
Photo Credit: John M. Randall
May contain: flower, plant, acanthaceae, petal, geranium, and leaf
Photo Credit: John M. Randall
May contain: plant, vegetation, land, nature, outdoors, tree, woodland, grove, herbal, herbs, leaf, jungle, and rainforest
May contain: berry, food, fruit, plant, and produce
May contain: flower, plant, acanthaceae, petal, geranium, and leaf

Large, broad, rounded evergreen leaves with large toothed leaflets; short white hairs. Straight or curved spines with thick bases. Small white to pink flowers in May-September. Berries are black when mature, oblong and glossy.

Plant Details

Habitat NotesRoadsides, fencerows, fields, canal and ditch banks as well as riparian areas and other disturbed sites. Can tolerate periodic flooding.
Mature Height10’