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  |  Greater Melbourne  |  South West Western Australia


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