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Blackberry

Rubus sp.

Photo by mauna Kunzah
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Field Notes

Description:

Ripe, edible blackberries. The "berry" on this plant is actually a receptacle. Blackberries and raspberries belong to the same genus, but what distinguishes them from each other is indicated by the receptacle, or torus. If the receptacle picks off cleanly, it's a blackberry; if picking leaves a hole in the berry, it's a raspberry.

Habitat:

Temperate forest.

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