Elm-leaf blackberry
Rubus ulmifolius
Synonyms: Rubus ulmifolius var. bastardianus, Rubus ulmifolius var. collivagus, Rubus tomentellus f. appenninus, Rubus confusus, Rubus ulmifolius var. aggericolus, Rubus ulmifolius f. trichantherus, Rubus vulgaris var. laciniatus, Rubus vulgaris f. discolor, Rubus macrostemon, Rubus ulmifolius var. polyanchus, Rubus ulmifolius subsp. dilatatifolius, Rosa × andegavensis var. lemaitrei, Rubus ulmifolius var. floccosus, Rubus fruticosus var. ulmifolius, Rubus ulmifolius var. controversus, Rubus ulmifolius var. latifrons, Rubus ulmifolius var. caldesianus, Rubus corylifolius var. laciniatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. bruginoensis, Rubus ulmifolius var. contractifolius, Rubus sinusifolius, Rubus disjunctifolius, Rubus ulmifolius var. pronatiflorus, Rubus non-spinosus, Rubus cyrenaicae, Rubus expallescens, Rubus ulmifolius var. genuinus, Rubus congestus, Rubus aetneus, Rubus ulmifolius f. inermis, Rubus ulmifolius var. congeneratus, Rubus bifrons var. laciniatus, Rubus abruptus, Rubus ulmifolius subsp. acuticuspis, Rubus hedycarpus var. macrostemon, Rubus amoenus var. microphyllus, Rubus striatus, Rubus amoenus var. hispanicus, Rubus ulmifolius var. cognobilis, Rubus saulii, Rubus semiviridis, Rubus ulmifolius var. aduncus, Rubus ulmifolius var. avellanus, Rubus sublenis, Rubus cuneatus, Rubus minutiflorus, Rubus laciniatus, Rubus praetervisus, Rubus vulgaris var. discolor, Rubus vulgaris f. laciniatus, Rubus inermis, Rubus ulmifolius var. striatus, Rubus mussolinii, Rubus chlorocarpus, Rubus ulmifolius var. pilis-patulis, Rubus ulmifolius var. expallescens, Rubus ulmifolius subsp. subtruncatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. anoplothyrsus, Rubus bujedanus, Rubus ulmifolius var. contractus, Rubus ulmifolius var. latiflorens, Rubus pubescens var. discolor, Rubus prasinifolius, Rubus ulmifolius var. acuminatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. brachiatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. zahnii, Rubus ulmifolius var. prasinifolius, Rubus ulmifolius var. subemarginatus, Rubus menkei var. collivagus, Rubus ulmifolius var. rusticanus, Rubus ulmifolius var. deltophyllus, Rubus ulmifolius var. orbiculatus, Rubus macrobelus, Rubus ulmifolius var. heteromorphus, Rubus peracutispinus, Rubus ulmifolius var. confusus, Rubus hedycarpus subsp. macrostemon, Rubus ulmifolius var. albidiflorus, Rubus controversus, Rubus ulmifolius f. bellidiflorus, Rubus pronatiflorus, Rubus ulmifolius foliis-variegatis, Rubus ulmifolius var. semiviridis, Rubus ulmifolius var. dispulsiflorus, Rubus ulmifolius var. microtrichus, Rubus ulmifolius var. truncifactus, Rubus ulmifolius var. insignitus, Rubus ulmifolius var. cannabinus, Rubus fruticosus var. inermis, Rubus ulmifolius var. villosispinus, Rubus pallescens, Rubus latifrons, Rubus edouardii, Rubus pampaninii, Rubus rusticanus subsp. striatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. mucronifolius, Rubus ulmifolius var. pubifolius, Rubus ulmifolius var. franchetii, Rubus ulmifolius leucococcus, Rubus ulmifolius var. parvidens, Rubus maroccensis, Rubus bellidiflorus, Rubus ulmifolius var. suborbicularis, Rubus ulmifolius f. genuinus, Rubus ulmifolius var. belonacanthus, Rubus procerus var. macrostemon, Rubus ulmifolius var. truncatus, Rubus ulmifolius f. floccosus, Rubus flagellaris var. inermis, Rubus rusticanus, Rubus lemaitrei, Rubus ulmifolius var. microphyllus, Rubus glandulosus var. lejeunei, Rubus ulmifolius var. praetervisus, Rubus ulmifolius subsp. insignitus, Rubus petiolulatus, Rubus pilosus var. discolor, Rubus fruticosus subsp. discolor, Rubus ulmifolius subsp. anisodon, Rubus ulmifolius var. crassulus, Rubus ulmifolius var. candidus, Rubus discolor subsp. ulmifolius, Rubus gerundensis, Rubus pubescens subsp. macrostemon, Rubus ulmifolius var. anisodon, Rubus ulmifolius var. calcareus, Rubus rusticanus var. tiliifolius, Rubus glaphyrus, Rubus ulmifolius var. sublenis, Rubus ulmifolius var. pseudoinermis, Rubus ulmifolius var. foliosus, Rubus ulmifolius var. pallescens, Rubus fruticosus var. macrostemon, Rubus debilis, Rubus ulmifolius var. dilatatifolius, Rubus ulmifolius var. inermis, Rubus ulmifolius var. congestus, Rubus panormitanus, Rubus ulmifolius var. albiflorus, Rubus ulmifolius var. arguticuspis, Rubus rusticanus f. ellipticus, Rubus serriculatus, Rubus hispanicus, Rubus segobricensis, Rubus ulmifolius f. macrobelus, Rubus ulmifolius var. tephracanthus, Rubus ulmifolius bellidiflorus, Rubus ulmifolius var. minutiserratus, Rubus ulmifolius f. ellipticus, Rubus ulmifolius var. irregularidens, Rubus ulmifolius f. petiolatus, Rubus ulmifolius f. variegatus, Rubus ulmifolius subsp. serriculatus, Rubus fruticosus var. discolor, Rubus ulmifolius subsp. vulgatus, Rubus constrictifolius, Rubus weiheanus, Rubus ulmifolius f. apiculifer, Rubus ulmifolius var. vulgatus, Rubus longiflorens, Rubus ulmifolius var. constrictifolius, Rubus ulmifolius var. bouvetii, Rubus ulmifolius var. acridens, Rubus ulmifolius var. dispalatus, Rubus dispalatus, Rubus ulmifolius f. gamophyllus, Rubus ulmifolius subvar. longiflorens, Rubus ulmifolius var. nouletianus, Rubus ulmifolius var. recurvus, Rubus ulmifolius var. glaphyrus, Rubus cruentiflorus, Rubus ulmifolius var. bellidiflorus, Rubus rusticanus f. emarginatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. ceratacanthus, Rubus subemarginatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. peracutispinus, Rubus praecox subsp. macrostemon, Rubus albescens, Rubus lejeunei, Rubus ulmifolius var. neglectus, Rubus ulmifolius var. tenuiculus, Rubus tephracanthus, Rubus ulmifolius var. drepanacanthus, Rubus ulmifolius var. minutiflorus, Rubus ulmifolius var. variegatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. integrifolius, Rubus karstianus, Rubus appenninus, Rubus karsterianus, Rubus rusticanus f. microphyllus, Rubus ulmifolius var. apiculatifolius, Rubus ulmifolius var. conoacanthus, Rubus ulmifolius var. disjunctifolius, Rubus ulmifolius f. mucronifolius, Rubus ulmifolius var. longiapiculatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. parviserratus, Rubus ulmifolius var. frangipani, Rubus crispulus, Rubus legionensis, Rubus ulmifolius var. purpurascens, Rubus ulmifolius f. subpilosa, Rubus ulmifolius bifrons, Rubus pseudoinermis, Rubus ulmifolius var. acuticuspis, Rubus ulmifolius chlorocarpus, Rubus cocullotinus, Rubus ulmifolius var. attenuatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. tiliifolius, Rubus ulmifolius var. amblybasis, Rubus ulmifolius var. nutritus, Rubus fruticosus var. laciniatus, Rubus fruticosus var. panormitanus, Rubus ulmifolius var. enoplostachys, Rubus ulmifolius var. medianus, Rubus ulmifolius subsp. peduncularis, Rubus ulmifolius phytoptophorus, Rubus peduncularis, Rubus villicaulis subsp. discolor, Rubus rusticanus f. obovatus, Rubus ulmifolius f. constrictifolius, Rubus ulmifolius var. anchostachys, Rubus heteromorphus, Rubus ulmifolius var. acuminatifrons, Rubus discolor subsp. rusticanus, Rubus ulmifolius var. subdolus, Rubus parviserratus, Rubus ulmifolius f. apricus, Rubus ulmifolius var. lemaitrei, Rubus ulmifolius var. dedolatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. geminatus, Rubus ulmifolius f. obtusatus, Rubus ulmifolius subsp. rusticanus, Rubus castellanus, Rubus massiliensis, Rubus ulmifolius var. macrobelus, Rubus ulmifolius var. communis, Rubus valentinus, Rubus ulmifolius var. rusticus, Rubus ulmifolius var. aspericalyx, Rubus ulmifolius var. chlorocarpus, Rubus ulmifolius var. cuneatus, Rubus oculus-junonis, Rubus ulmifolius f. laciniatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. tetragonophyllus, Rubus ulmifolius var. albineus, Rubus ulmifolius var. spiniger, Rubus ulmifolius f. emarginatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. ischnoacanthus, Rubus ulmifolius var. petiolulatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. massiliensis, Rubus ulmifolius subsp. heteromorphus, Rubus × tridentinus, Rubus ulmifolius f. minutiserratus, Rubus ulmifolius subsp. contractifolius, Rubus floccosus, Rubus legatianus, Rubus rusticanus var. pallescens, Rubus ulmifolius var. aculeatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. weiheanus, Rubus ulmifolius f. bouvetii, Rubus frangipani, Rubus ulmifolius f. dispalatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. apiculifer, Rubus insignitus, Rubus subdolus, Rubus longipetiolatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. laxiflorus, Rubus ulmifolius f. heteracanthus, Rubus ulmifolius f. obovatus, Rubus ulmifolius var. tenacellus, Rubus siculus, Rubus ulmifolius var. longipetiolulatus, Rubus tenacellus, Rubus ulmifolius var. subcuneatus
Western Herbalism Properties
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Botanical Description
Rubus ulmifolius, the elmleaf or European blackberry, is a vigorous, arching, semi-evergreen shrub of the rose family (Rosaceae) and one of the principal members of the Rubus fruticosus aggregate. Its long, ribbed, purplish stems (canes) bear stout, hooked prickles and may root where the tips touch the ground, forming dense, impenetrable thickets. The leaves are palmately compound, usually with three or five toothed leaflets that are dark green above and densely white-felted beneath, giving the foliage a distinctive pale underside. Clusters of five-petalled flowers, white to deep pink, appear in summer. The fruit is an aggregate of small drupelets that ripen from green through red to glossy black, the familiar blackberry. Native to Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa, it grows in hedgerows, woodland edges, scrub and waste ground, and has become an aggressive invasive weed in many warm-temperate regions worldwide.
Cultural & Historical Context
Traditional American Uses
None Documented
Chemistry & External Identifiers
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