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.
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 fruticosus species aggregate is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | South Coast | Greater Melbourne | South West Western Australia
Synonyms
Rubus fruticosus species complexMaps
Batemans Marine Park Bawley-Kioloa Bomaderry Creek Bushcare Bomaderry Creek Regional Park Eurobodalla National Park Genoplesium plumosum target area Genoplesium vernale target area Jervis Bay National Park Manyana Inyadda Drive development area Wairo Beach and Dolphin Point Wallagoot LALCPlaces
Bermagui, NSW Kianga, NSW Long Beach, NSW Wallagoot, NSW