PLANTS Profile for Rubus armeniacus (Himalayan blackberry)

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PLANTS Profile

Rubus armeniacus Focke
Himalayan blackberry

Symbol:

RUAR9

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
CAN		I

More Information:

Images:
Rubus armeniacus Focke

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Synonyms:
Rubus armeniacus Focke

	RUDI2	Rubus discolor Weihe & Nees		Himalayan blackberry
	RUPR	Rubus procerus auct. non P.J. Müll. ex Genev

Distribution:
Rubus armeniacus Focke


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, HI, ID, IL, KY, MA, MO, MT, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OR, PA, TN, UT, VA, WA), CAN (BC, ON)

Related Taxa:
Rubus armeniacus Focke

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 237 species in Rubus

Classification:
Rubus armeniacus Focke

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Rubus L. – blackberry
Species	Rubus armeniacus Focke – Himalayan blackberry

Noxious Weed Information:
Rubus armeniacus Focke

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Oregon:
Rubus discolor
Himalayan blackberry		"B" designated weed
Himalayan blackberry		Quarantine

U.S. Weed Information:
Rubus armeniacus Focke

Rubus discolor
Himalayan blackberry

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
Cal-IPC		California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.
HEAR		USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
N'EAST		Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.

Introduced Information:
Rubus armeniacus Focke

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Common Name=	A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H \| I \| J \| K \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q \| R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| X \| Y \| Z \| all

Wetland Indicator Status:
Rubus armeniacus Focke

Rubus discolor:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACW

UPL

FACU

FACW*

Rubus procerus:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

UPL*

FACU

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Rubus armeniacus Focke

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/09/2008 05:36 PM MDT