Cut-leaved blackberry, Cut-leaf bramble
Rubus laciniatus

Family: Rosaceae

What it is like

A prickly trailing plant. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaflets are smaller than Rubus fruticosus and are almost triangle shaped. The leaflet at the end is usually the largest and is deeply lobed. There are teeth around these lobes. The fruit are black when ripe. Thornless kinds have been produced.

There are about 250 Rubus species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. Tasmania Herbarium.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia, Britain, Europe, North America, Tasmania, USA

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw. They are also used for jellies, jams and pies.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Evergreen blackberry, Laciniate bramble, Parsley-leaf bramble, Oregon evergreen blackberry

Synonyms

Rubus vulgaris var. laciniatus (Willd.) Dippel;