Rosaceae
Giant blackberry
Rubus armeniacus
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rubus
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Common names
By language (19)
- aeb
- عليق, توت العليق, ورد جالي
- Arabic
- العليق الأسود الارمني
- Armenian
- Մոռենի հայկական
- arz
- العليق الاسود الارمنى
- Bulgarian
- Арменска къпина
- Chinese
- 喜馬拉雅黑莓, 喜马拉雅黑莓
- Czech
- Ostružiník sladkoplodý
- Dutch
- Dijkviltbraam
- English
- Giant blackberry, Himalayan blackberry, Armenian blackberry
- Estonian
- Armeenia murakas
- Finnish
- Armenianvatukka, Armeniankarhunvatukka
- hsb
- Armeniski ćernjowc
- Japanese
- ヒマラヤブラックベリー
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Armeniabjørnebær
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Armeniabjørnebær
- Persian
- تمشک ارمنی
- Russian
- Ежевика гигантская, Ежевика армянская, Ежевика гималайская
- Spanish
- Zarza armeniana, Zarza himalayana
- Swedish
- Armeniskt björnbär
Synonyms
- Rubus hedycarpus subsp. armeniacus (Focke) Focke
- Rubus hedycarpus subsp. armeniacus (Focke) Erichsen
- Rubus macrostemon f. armeniacus (Focke) Sprib.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Meloe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ursus sapien, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gogerr, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gogerr, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.