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Blackberry

Rubus pedatus (ROO-bus ped-AH-tus)

Family: Roseaceae Native Shrub

Five-leaved Bramble is a creeping raspberry native to moist mossy forest, meadows, streambanks and bogs in northwestern North America. It has compound leaves with 5 leaflets, hence its common name. More information on Rubus .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 35 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 3 - Shrub
See companions & conflicts ↓

Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Shrub
Life cycle
Woody
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub
Form & Appearance
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf shape
Ovate
Leaf margin
Dentate
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Compound leaves with five leaflets that are oval and toothed
Flower color
White
Flower form
Solitary
Flower detail
Solitary 5 petaled white flowers with petals spaced wide apart and being backward. Flowers bloom from April to June.
Bloom time
Spring; Summer
Fruit color
Red/Burgundy
Fruit type
Aggregate; Drupe
Fruit value
Edible
Fruit detail
Aggregate drupe small in size and very soft.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Native
Origin
Northwestern Canada and U.S.A.
Wildlife value
This plant provides nectar for pollinators and fruits for birds and other animals.
Attracts
Pollinators
Food & Medicine
Edible parts
Fruit
Fruit type
Aggregate; Drupe

Edibility

Fruits are edible and tasty fresh or cooked.

Uses (ethnobotany)

They were not a popular food source for indigenous people because of their small size and short storage life.

Landscape Use
Landscape location
Riparian; Woodland
Landscape theme
Edible Garden; Pollinator Garden
Garden tags
#stream banks #riparian #non-toxic for cats #non-toxic for horses #non-toxic for dogs #nectar plant early summer #nectar plant late spring #nectar plant mid-spring #pollinator plant #boggy sites #wildlife friendly #meadow #woodland
Problems & Resistance
Insect problems
Rednecked Cane Borer; Raspberry Cane Borer

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.