Species Profile for 
Evergreen Blackberry  (Rubus laciniatus)

Taxonomic InformationEcology and Life HistoryConservation StatusDistribution

Taxonomic Information-back to top-
Unique Identifier:  ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139797
Element Code  PDROS1K3R0
Informal TaxonomyPlants, Vascular -  Flowering Plants ,  Rose Family
Scientific Taxonomy
KingdomPhylumClassOrderFamilyGenus
Plantae  Anthophyta  Dicotyledoneae  Rosales  Rosaceae  Rubus 
Scientific NameRubus laciniatus - Willd. 
Concept Reference Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.  
Concept Reference CodeB94KAR01HQUS 
Name Used in Concept Reference Rubus laciniatus  
Taxonomic CommentsApparently originated in cultivation from Rubus vulgaris, of western middle Europe; now widespread throughout the world as an escape from cultivation (Bailey). LEM 23Dec94. 
Link to Comprehensive Reporthttp://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Rubus+laciniatus

Ecology and Life History -back to top-
Description 
Size

Conservation Status-back to top-
Global Status
Global StatusLast ReviewedLast ChangedRounded Global Status
GUQ  1994-12-23  1994-12-23  GU Unrankable  
Reasons 
National Status(es)
Nation/SubnationRank
CanadaNNA
 British ColumbiaSNA
 OntarioSNA

Nation/SubnationRank
United StatesNNA
 CaliforniaSNA
 ColoradoSNA
 ConnecticutSNA
 DelawareSNA
 District of ColumbiaSNA
 IdahoSNA
 IllinoisSNA
 IndianaSNA
 KentuckySNA
 MarylandSNA
 MassachusettsSNR
 MichiganSNA
 MissouriSNA
 MontanaSNA
 New JerseySNA
 New YorkSNA
 North CarolinaSNA
 OhioSNA
 OregonSNA
 PennsylvaniaSNA
 Rhode IslandSNA
 South CarolinaSNA
 TennesseeSNA
 VermontSNA
 VirginiaSNA
 WashingtonSNA
 West VirginiaSNA
 WyomingSNA


Other Statuses


Distribution-back to top-
Endemism 
Distribution by Nation/Subnations
National/Subnation  ExtirpatedExoticNative
Canada falsetruefalse
 British Columbia  (BC) falsetruefalse
 Ontario  (ON) falsetruefalse

National/Subnation  ExtirpatedExoticNative
United States falsetruefalse
 California  (CA) falsetruefalse
 Colorado  (CO) falsetruefalse
 Connecticut  (CT) falsetruefalse
 Delaware  (DE) falsetruefalse
 District of Columbia  (DC) falsetruefalse
 Idaho  (ID) falsetruefalse
 Illinois  (IL) falsetruefalse
 Indiana  (IN) falsetruefalse
 Kentucky  (KY) falsefalsetrue
 Maryland  (MD) falsetruefalse
 Massachusetts  (MA) falsefalsetrue
 Michigan  (MI) falsetruefalse
 Missouri  (MO) falsetruefalse
 Montana  (MT) falsetruefalse
 New Jersey  (NJ) falsetruefalse
 New York  (NY) falsetruefalse
 North Carolina  (NC) falsetruefalse
 Ohio  (OH) falsetruefalse
 Oregon  (OR) falsetruefalse
 Pennsylvania  (PA) falsetruefalse
 Rhode Island  (RI) falsetruefalse
 South Carolina  (SC) falsetruefalse
 Tennessee  (TN) falsetruefalse
 Vermont  (VT) falsetruefalse
 Virginia  (VA) falsetruefalse
 Washington  (WA) falsetruefalse
 West Virginia  (WV) falsetruefalse
 Wyoming  (WY) falsetruefalse

Distribution by U.S. Counties
Distribution by U.S. Watersheds

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Citation:  NatureServe. 2006.  NatureServe’s Central Databases. Arlington, VA. U.S.A.

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