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Largeleaf blackberry

Rubus macrophyllus Weihe & Nees

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rubus

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Largeleaf blackberry (Rubus macrophyllus)
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Common names

By language (6)
Bulgarian
Едролистна къпина
Czech
Ostružiník velkolistý
English
Largeleaf blackberry
German
Großblättrige Brombeere
Slovenian
Velelistna robida
Swedish
Storbladsbjörnbär

Synonyms

  • Rubus acmophyllus Foerster
  • Rubus fruticosus subsp. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Syme
  • Rubus fruticosus var. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Bréb.
  • Rubus pilosus var. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Dumort.
  • Rubus polyphyllus Foerster
  • Rubus silvaticus subsp. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Tourlet
  • Rubus sylvaticus subsp. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Tourlet
  • Rubus thyrsoideus var. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Fisch.-Oost.
  • Rubus vulgaris f. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Bluff & Fingerh.
  • Rubus vulgaris subsp. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Schübler & G.Martens
  • Rubus vulgaris subsp. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Schübl. & G.Martens
  • Rubus vulgaris unranked macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) G.Martens

Characteristics

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

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.