Rubus pascuus L.H. Bailey
Detail
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Botanical Name
- Rubus pascuus L.H. Bailey
- Common Name
- Himalayan Blackberry, Topsy Blackberry
- Synonym(s)
- Rubus discolor Weihe & Nees - misapplied
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Rubus discolor Weihe & Nees
- Comments
- This large, heavily armed species can be highly invasive. It is similar to Rubus bifrons, and has been confused with it. Rubus pascuus has stout, recurved prickles, a canescent upper stem, and white to pale pink flowers (vs. straight prickles, glabrescent upper stem, and pale to deep pink petals in R. bifrons).
- Habitat
- Old fields, fencerows, clearings, and roadsides. Infrequent but often locally abundant where found; primarily Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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