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The Cutleaf Evergreen Blackberry, Rubus laciniatus. This invasive albeit with delicious fruit species is identified from the other introduced blackberry, R. armeniacus, by the leaves. E-Flora BC &ldquo;Alternate, evergreen, palmately compound; leaflets 5, more or less egg-shaped in outline, deeply and jaggedly lobed to divided into secondary leaflets themselves jaggedly lobed or coarsely toothed, abruptly sharp-pointed at the tip, green and smooth or slightly hairy above, hairy and greyish-green beneath, the leaf-stalks and midveins beneath hooked-prickly; stipules linear.&rdquo; For comparison, <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80309/the_himalayan_blackberry_rubus_armeniacus.html" title="The Himalayan Blackberry, Rubus armeniacus."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2839/80309_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=w2kAjlVai9RGmwyEIhp72xYpPtI%3D" width="114" height="152" alt="The Himalayan Blackberry, Rubus armeniacus. We are (un)fortunate to have both species of introduced blackberries in our yard. The two species can be easily distinguished by their leave shape. A description of the leave from E-Flora BC, &ldquo;Alternate, evergreen, palmately compound, 5-20 cm long; leaflets 5 on first-year canes, mostly 3 on flowering canes, egg-shaped, 5-12 cm long, double-saw-toothed and abruptly sharp-pointed at the tip, green and smooth above, greyish-woolly beneath, the leaf-stalks and midveins beneath prickly; stipules linear.&rdquo;<br />
For comparison, https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80308/the_cutleaf_evergreen_blackberry_rubus_laciniatus.html Canada,Geotagged,Himalayan Blackberry,Rubus armeniacus,Spring" /></a></figure><br />
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The Cutleaf Evergreen Blackberry, Rubus laciniatus.

This invasive albeit with delicious fruit species is identified from the other introduced blackberry, R. armeniacus, by the leaves. E-Flora BC “Alternate, evergreen, palmately compound; leaflets 5, more or less egg-shaped in outline, deeply and jaggedly lobed to divided into secondary leaflets themselves jaggedly lobed or coarsely toothed, abruptly sharp-pointed at the tip, green and smooth or slightly hairy above, hairy and greyish-green beneath, the leaf-stalks and midveins beneath hooked-prickly; stipules linear.” For comparison,

The Himalayan Blackberry, Rubus armeniacus. We are (un)fortunate to have both species of introduced blackberries in our yard. The two species can be easily distinguished by their leave shape. A description of the leave from E-Flora BC, “Alternate, evergreen, palmately compound, 5-20 cm long; leaflets 5 on first-year canes, mostly 3 on flowering canes, egg-shaped, 5-12 cm long, double-saw-toothed and abruptly sharp-pointed at the tip, green and smooth above, greyish-woolly beneath, the leaf-stalks and midveins beneath prickly; stipules linear.”<br />
For comparison, https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80308/the_cutleaf_evergreen_blackberry_rubus_laciniatus.html Canada,Geotagged,Himalayan Blackberry,Rubus armeniacus,Spring

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"Rubus laciniatus", the Cutleaf Evergreen Blackberry or Evergreen Blackberry, is a species of "Rubus" native to Europe. it is an introduced species in North America. It has become a weed and invasive species in forested habitats in the western and eastern United States.

Similar species: Rosales
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Uploaded Jun 11, 2019. Captured Jun 11, 2019 07:29 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/10.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 60mm