Rubus aureolus

Allander

Rosaceae
⚠ Dangerous Lookalikes — Has a deadly poisonous lookalike — see comparison below
Rubus aureolus
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Rubus aureolus
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Rubus aureolus
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Dangerous Lookalikes

This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.

DEADLY
Red Baneberry
Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra
SAFE
Rubus aureolus
Rubus aureolus
Rubus aureolus
Actaea rubra
Actaea rubra
Rubus aureolus
Rubus aureolus

Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.

Rubus aureolus: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.

Where to Find It

It is a cool temperate plant.

Europe, Finland, Sweden,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine

How to Identify

A cool temperate blackberry vine in the Rosaceae family.

Wikipedia

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Rubus aureolus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Rosaceae. It is native to Sweden and Finland.

Notes

It can be a host of blackberry rust.

Names & Synonyms
Rubus corylifolius subsp. nemoralis (F. Aresch.) F. Aresch.Rubus nemoralis (F. Aresch.) Neuman
References (1)
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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