Wild Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)

Another view of the same plant:

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Gary B

Lion

The rounded fruit and the absence of glandular hairs on the petioles lead me to think this may not be Rubus strigosus. Posted 6 years ago
1. Joe Spandrusyszyn
  
  Lion
  
  The source I used to identify this back in 2015 gave me the (incorrect) impression that there was only one Rubus native to the NE US, so I didn't spend much time checking the ID. The differences between the different Rubus species are a bit beyond my abilities in ID-ing plants (especially not without being able to go back and take additional looks at the plant at different times of the year, which I can't do since I'm no longer in NY). My best guess now would be Rubus occidentalis, but I'm definitely not especially confident with that ID.
  
  Here's another view of the plant if that would help you (or anyone else) more confidently identify the plant:
  
  Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
2. 1. Joe Spandrusyszyn
    
    Lion
    
    Note: I used https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/dkey/rubus/ to help me decide on my new best guess of Rubus occidentalis. Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Gary B
      
      Lion
      
      Hi Joe, my first impression after looking at your photo was also Rubus occidentalis. There are a lot of Rubus species in New England and the rest of North America as well as the rest of the world. They can be confusing and the taxonomy isn't fully settled on many species groups (subgenera).
      
      Go Botany is a good online source. I got a little off track with the fruit colors since these are red not black as in the key but the other red-fruited species did not match this one so I assumed the fruits were not ripe. That led me to Rubus occidentalis. I also looked up the species on Minnesota Wildflowers https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/black-raspberry for more help.
      
      I'll change the species id if you don't mind or you can go ahead and change it. Don't know if there's a page for it yet, though. Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Joe Spandrusyszyn
        
        Lion
        
        I've changed the species ID - thanks for the help, and nice catch on the mis-ID. Posted 6 years ago

The Black Raspberry

''Rubus occidentalis'' is a species of ''Rubus'' native to eastern North America. Its common name black raspberry is shared with the closely related western American species ''Rubus leucodermis''.

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Similar species: Rosales

Species identified by Joe Spandrusyszyn