Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) Login         


        Description
  • CA Bloom Apr - Aug
  • This invasive blackberry produces an impenetrable tangle of prickly canes and showy pink flowers.
  • Stems are 5-sided with large prickles. Our local native Blackberry (Rubus ursinus has round stems with many tiny prickles.
  • Leaves are dark green above and pale below.
  • Not CA native.
  • Cal IPC Category: Highly Invasive
  • Rose Family (Rosaceae)



Flowers are about 1 inch wide, with 5 petals and many dark-tipped stamens. Stout prickles.



Leaves are in patterns of 5 the first year, and in groups of 3 on second year side branches.


Stout prickles are spaced out on a thick (up to 1 inch wide) cane. (Native blackberry has smaller prickles, closer together).

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