Pennsylvania Blackberry

Rubus pensilvanicus Poir.

Rose family

Plant Type
Subshrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
10.0 feet
Flower Color
White
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees)

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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