Allegheny Blackberry
Rubus allegheniensis Porter - Rose family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet
Planting Distance: 3.0 feet
Plant Type: Subshrub
Root Depth: 12 inches
Growth Form: Thicket Forming
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Allegheny Blackberry: Amphipyra pyramidoides, Ancylis comptana, Anisota senatoria, Apatelodes torrefacta, Argyrotaenia velutinana, Automeris io, Cepphis decoloraria, Cnidocampa flavescens, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Eupsilia sidus, Euxoa auxilaris, Euxoa scandens, Habrosyne scripta, Haploa colona, Haploa lecontei, Hemileuca eglanterina, Hemileuca maia maia, Heterocampa guttivitta, Hyalophora cecropia, Hydria undulata, Hypena californica, Hypena scabra, Hyphantria cunae, Lymantria dispar, Malacosoma californica california, Nematocampa limbata, Nematocampa resistaria, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia vetusta, Palthis angulalis, Paonias excaecata, Papaipema cataphracta, Papaipema nebris, Peridroma saucia, Phigalia titea, Phyllodesma americana, Pyrrharctia isabella, Pyrrhia umbra, Schizura concinna, Schizura ipomoeae, Schizura unicornis, Spilosoma virginica, Spodoptera ornithogalli, Spodoptera praefica, Sutyna privata, Synchlora aerata, Tischeria aenea, Trichordestra legitima, Xanthorhoe lacustrata
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.