Rosaceae

Elmleaf blackberry

Rubus ulmifolius Schott

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus

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Elmleaf blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius) — FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (29)

aeb: عليق, توت العليق, ورد جالي
Arabic: توت العليق, السفندر أوراق الدردار
Aragonese: Barza, Barzer, Barzera, Barzero, Charga, Charguera, Esbarcera, Esbarzera
arz: روبوس اولميفوليوس
Asturian: Artu
bo: སིལ་ཏོག་གི་རིགས་ཤིག
Catalan: Esbarzer
Chinese: 榆叶黑莓
Croatian: Brijestolisna kupina, Primorska kupina
Czech: Ostružiník středozemský
Dutch: Koebraam
eml: Cagapùi
English: Elmleaf blackberry, Zarzamora, Thornless elmleaf blackberry, Thornless blackberry
Estonian: Jalakalehine murakas
Finnish: Jalavakarhunvatukka
French: Ronce à feuilles d'Orme
frr: Madlunsia-braandebei
Galician: Silva
German: Mittelmeer-Brombeere, Ulmenblatt-Brombeere
Hebrew: פטל עלי-אולמוס
hsb: Srjedźomórski ćernjowc
Italian: Rovo
mwl: Silba, Silbeira
Portuguese: Silva, Amora, Gravanceira, Silveira
Russian: Ежевика вязолистная
scn: Ruvettu, Ruvetta
Slovenian: Brestovolistna robida
Spanish: Zarzamora, Mora
Swedish: Macchiabjörnbär

Synonyms

Rosa andegavensis var. lemaitrei (Ripart ex Genev.) Boullu
Rubus abruptus Lindl.
Rubus aetneus Tornab.
Rubus albescens Boulay & Gillot
Rubus amoenus var. hispanicus (Willk.) Willk.
Rubus amoenus var. microphyllus Lange
Rubus appenninus Evers
Rubus bellidiflorus K.Koch
Rubus bellidiflorus G.Kirchn.
Rubus bifrons var. laciniatus (Weston) Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
Rubus bujedanus Sennen & T.S.Elias
Rubus castellanus Sennen & T.S.Elias
Rubus chlorocarpus Boreau ex Genev.
Rubus cocullotinus Evers
Rubus collivagus Boulay
Rubus confusus Ripart ex Genev.
Rubus congestus Boulay & Malbr.
Rubus constrictifolius Boulay & Timb.-Lagr.
Rubus controversus Ripart ex Genev.
Rubus corylifolius var. laciniatus (Weston) Wallr.
Rubus crispulus Gand.
Rubus cruentiflorus Sudre
Rubus cuneatus Boulay & Bouvet
Rubus cyrenaicae Hruby
Rubus dalmatinus Tratt. ex Focke
Rubus debilis Ball
Rubus discolor Syme
Rubus discolor Weihe & Nees
Rubus discolor subsp. rusticanus (Mercier) Nyman
Rubus discolor subsp. ulmifolius (Schott) Nyman
Rubus disjunctifolius Boulay & Letendre
Rubus dispalatus Sudre
Rubus edouardii Sennen
Rubus expallescens Timb.-Lagr. ex Boulay
Rubus flagellaris var. inermis (Pourr.) Ser.
Rubus floccosus Boulay & Méhu
Rubus frangipani Tineo ex Guss.
Rubus fruticosus subsp. discolor (Weihe & Nees) Syme
Rubus fruticosus var. discolor (Weihe & Nees) G.Mey.
Rubus fruticosus var. inermis Weston

and 270 more.

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 331 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sean Clifford, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Christine, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Simonjoan, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Moinats, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.