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Loughmiller, Campbell and Lynn

Rubus arcticus

Rubus arcticus L.

Arctic Blackberry

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ruar

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Aggregate , Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Fruit: Aggregated drupelets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red

Distribution

USA: AK , CO , ME , MI , MN , MT , OR , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NL , NT , NU , ON , QC , SK , YT

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Special Value to Bumble Bees
Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		FAC	FAC			FACW		FACW	FACW	FAC

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Rubus arcticus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Rubus arcticus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rubus arcticus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-08
Research By: TWC Staff

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