Rubus fruticosus species aggregate (Blackberry)
Blackberry is a prickly scrambling shrub with dark coloured berries. It forms thickets and is one of Australia’s worst weeds.
Blackberry has already cost around $100 million to control and in lost production.
The Rubus fruticosus aggregate
There are lots of different blackberry species. In NSW, the European blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) is most common. Rubus fruticosusis the collective name for different European blackberry species. Nine species occur in NSW:
- Rubus anglocandicans
- Rubus leucostachys
- Rubus polyanthemus
- Rubus laciniatus
- Rubus ulmifolius var. ulmifolius and var. anoplothyrsus
- Rubus vestitus
- Rubus leightonii
- Rubus phaeocarpus
Rubus fruticosus species aggregate is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | South Coast
Species information
- Rubus fruticosus species aggregate Scientific name
- Blackberry Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 737m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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Synonyms
Rubus fruticosus species complex
