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Rosaceae

Dwarf red blackberry

Rubus pubescens Raf.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rubus

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Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Dwarf red blackberry, Dwarf raspberry

Synonyms

  • Cylactis lyncemontana Raf.
  • Cylactis montana Raf.
  • Cylactis pubescens (Raf.) W.A.Weber
  • Cylastis egopodioides (Ser.) Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Cylastis montanus (Raf.) Raf.
  • Rubus aegopodioides Ser.
  • Rubus americanus var. roseiflorus Peck
  • Rubus canadensis Torr.
  • Rubus mucronatus Ser.
  • Rubus pubescens f. multiplex Raymond
  • Rubus pubescens f. obovatus G.Braun
  • Rubus pubescens f. roseiflorus (Peck) House
  • Rubus pubescens f. spectabilis Kretzer
  • Rubus pubescens prol. occidentalis Samp.
  • Rubus pubescens subsp. aduncispinus Cout.
  • Rubus pubescens subsp. aduncispinus (Sudre) Sudre
  • Rubus pubescens subsp. amygdalanthus (Focke) Focke
  • Rubus pubescens subsp. corisopitensis Sudre
  • Rubus pubescens subsp. emollitus (Sudre) Sudre
  • Rubus pubescens subsp. pygmadenius Kupcsok
  • Rubus pubescens var. confluentinus (Wirtg.) Sudre
  • Rubus pubescens var. contectus (Boulay) Sudre
  • Rubus pubescens var. falcatispinus Sudre
  • Rubus pubescens var. occidentalis (Samp.) Cout.
  • Rubus pubescens var. perarmatus Sudre
  • Rubus pubescens var. pilosifolius A.F.Hill
  • Rubus pubescens var. pubescens
  • Rubus pubescens var. scius L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus pubescens var. truncifrons (Sudre) Sudre
  • Rubus pubescens var. viveroseus Kük.
  • Rubus saxatilis Michx.
  • Rubus triflorus Richardson
  • Rubus triflorus f. corymbosus Kuntze
  • Rubus triflorus f. multipetalus Kuntze
  • Rubus triflorus f. parviflorus Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: 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.