Rosaceae
Blackberry
Rubus pinnatus
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rubus
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Common names
By language (6)
- Afrikaans
- Braambos, Braamboswortel, Kaapse braam, Suid-Afrikaanse braam
- English
- Blackberry, Cape bramble, South African bramble, South African raspberry
- Northern Sotho
- Motopilope
- Southern Sotho
- Molopilopi
- Xhosa
- Iqunube
- Zulu
- Ijingijolo, Mfongosi
Synonyms
- Rubus afrorum Gand.
- Rubus afrotropicus (Engl.) Guinea
- Rubus caffrorum Gand.
- Rubus kingaensis Engl.
- Rubus ledermannii Focke
- Rubus ledermannii var. beleensis P.Royen
- Rubus ledermannii var. serrulatus Gust.
- Rubus madagascarius Gust.
- Rubus madagascarius f. umbrosus Gust.
- Rubus pappei Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Rubus pinnatus f. lobatus Gust.
- Rubus pinnatus f. subglandulosus Gust.
- Rubus pinnatus f. suprapilosus Gust.
- Rubus pinnatus subsp. afrotropicus Engl.
- Rubus pinnatus subvar. concolor Hauman
- Rubus pinnatus var. afrotropicus (Engl.) Gust.
- Rubus pinnatus var. defensus Gust.
- Rubus pinnatus var. ledermannii Engl.
- Rubus pinnatus var. mutatus Gust.
- Rubus pinnatus var. subglandulosus (Gust.) R.A.Graham
- Rubus rosifolius unranked pinnatus (Willd.) Kuntze
- Rubus rungwensis Engl.
- Rubus subulatus Welw. ex Focke
Flowers
- In flower
- August to November (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: linkie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ian Webb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeremy Gilmore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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). About our plant data.