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Rosaceae

Sawtooth blackberry

Rubus argutus Link

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rubus

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Sawtooth blackberry: Rubus argutus (flowers and leaves). Location: Maui, Kula
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Sawtooth blackberry, Upland dewberry

Synonyms

  • Rubus abundiflorus L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus americanus Anon.
  • Rubus betulifolius Small
  • Rubus canadensis var. invisus L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus flagellaris var. invisus (L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus floridensis L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus incisifrons L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus invisus (L.H.Bailey) Britton
  • Rubus invisus (L.H.Bailey) Britton
  • Rubus koehnei H.Lév.
  • Rubus louisianus A.Berger
  • Rubus mauicola Focke
  • Rubus penetrans L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus suberectus Hook.

Flowers

Flower colour
white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.