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Rubus argutus Link
sawtooth blackberry
Symbol: RUAR2
Group: Dicot
Family: Rosaceae
Growth Habit: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Photograph of Rubus argutus (sawtooth blackberry) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth, TX. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
RUAR2 Rubus argutus Link
 

RUAB3

Rubus abundiflorus Bailey
 

RUBE3

Rubus betulifolius Small
 

RUFL5

Rubus floridensis Bailey
 

RUFL7

Rubus floridus Tratt.
 

RUIN12

Rubus incisifrons Bailey
 

RULO

Rubus louisianus Berger
 

RUPE2

Rubus penetrans Bailey
 

RURH

Rubus rhodophyllus Rydb.
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About sawtooth blackberry

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State Distributional Map for RUAR2
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Plant Distribution by State

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RUAR2

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Related Taxa:
Rubus argutus Link

View 68 genera in Rosaceae, 230 species in Rubus

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Classification:
Rubus argutus Link

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    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 argutus Link – sawtooth blackberry

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Noxious Weed Information:
Rubus argutus Link
This plant 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.
Hawaii:
        prickly Florida blackberry     Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
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        prickly Florida blackberry
This plant is considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
HEAR   USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information Index for Selected Alien Plants in Hawaii (http://www.hear.org, October 20, 1999). 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.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:*
Rubus argutus Link
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
FACU-,FAC- FACU FACU+ FAC-* NO FACU- NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

RUBE3: Rubus betulifolius Small
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
FAC NO FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

RULO: Rubus louisianus Berger
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
FACU,FACW- FACU FAC NO NO NO FACW- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

      *for this plant and/or its synonyms

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Rubus argutus Link

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24877.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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Related Web Sites:
Rubus argutus Link

    HI-Hawaiian Alien Plant Studies
    The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

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