Rubus ulmifolius
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Rubus ulmifolius is a species of wild blackberry
known by the English
common name elmleaf blackberry or thornless blackberry and the Spanish
common name zarzamora. It is native to Europe and North Africa, and it is widely known elsewhere as an introduced species
and sometimes a noxious weed. It is a brambly shrub
with compound leaves and small, white or pink flowers. The fruit is a blackberry
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Rubus ulmifolius subsp. anatolicus is now included in Rubus sanctus
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Rubus
Rubus is a large genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae. Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus. Most of these plants have woody stems with prickles like roses; spines, bristles, and gland-tipped hairs are...
known by the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
common name elmleaf blackberry or thornless blackberry and the Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
common name zarzamora. It is native to Europe and North Africa, and it is widely known elsewhere as an introduced species
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
and sometimes a noxious weed. It is a brambly shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
with compound leaves and small, white or pink flowers. The fruit is a blackberry
Blackberry
The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by any of several species in the Rubus genus of the Rosaceae family. The fruit is not a true berry; botanically it is termed an aggregate fruit, composed of small drupelets. The plants typically have biennial canes and perennial roots. Blackberries and...
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Rubus ulmifolius subsp. anatolicus is now included in Rubus sanctus
Rubus sanctus
Rubus santus, commonly called holy bramble, is a species of bramble native to parts of Asia and Europe....
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