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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies
  6. Rose Family
  7. Brambles
  8. Rubus pascuus
  9. Topsy Blackberry

species 226 observations

Topsy Blackberry

Rubus pascuus

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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331 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth, Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth, Dusky Leafroller Moth, Impressive Dagger 95
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Acmaeodera tubulus, Agromyza vockerothi, Blackberry Gall Midge, Red-necked Cane Borer 7
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Wild Turkey, Spotted Cucumber Beetle, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing 59
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Milwaukee Mining Bee, Pure Green Sweat Bee 170

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun Part shade
Moisture
Well drained
Soil
Sand Loam Clay Organic
Habit
Arching Erect
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Edible

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

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