Rubus audax
L. H. Bailey
Oneco blackberry
(c) Larry Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Larry Chen
(c) Larry Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Larry Chen
(c) Larry Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Larry Chen
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Oneco blackberry: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
North America, USA,
How to Identify
A scrambling shrub in the Rosaceae family native to subtropical regions, producing edible blackberries.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Rubus audax, the Tampa blackberry, is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is found in scattered locations in the southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas). The genetics of Rubus is extremely complex, so that it is difficult to decide on which groups should be recognized as species. There are many rare species with limited ranges such as this. Further study is suggested to clarify the taxonomy.
References (1)
- Mansfield's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops p 432
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