Scientific Name:
Rubus laciniatus
Pronunciation:
ROO-bus luh-sin-ee-AY-tus
Common Name:
cutleaf evergreen blackberry
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Invasive plant
Key ID Features:
Long spreading or tailing shoots; leaves dissected, margins spinose.
Habit:
Arching, Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like, Irregular
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
3 - 4m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Security/barrier
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to the native trailing blackberry, R. ursinus.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sagittate
Margins:
Lacerate, Spinose