Rubus ursinus

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California blackberry

A deciduous climbing or trailing evergreen shrub.

Native blackberry is not aggressive like it’s Himalayan cousin.

The berries are edible and tasty. Flowers host beneficial insects.

Good creek-side for erosion control.

Tolerates salt spray in shoreline and bluff plantings.

Flowers February – June and berries July-August

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Light, Moderate

Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand

Other: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control

 

Ecological Value

The flowers host beneficial insects and it is good creek-side for erosion control.

Container

1-Gal-O, D-16-O, D-40-O, D-40O, RP, TB4-O, TP4O, 1-Gal, 4", 4"S, D-16, D-16S, D-16S-o, D-40, D-40S, RP-o, RPS, RPS-o, SC-o, SCS, SCS-o, Stub, StubS, TB2-o, TB2S, TB2S-o, TB4, TB4S-o, TP4

Historical Uses

Native American peoples ate the berries fresh or preserved and a decoction of the roots was taken for diarrhea by the Kashaya Pomo peoples of California.

Distribution

native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.

Elevation

Between 0 and 4500 feet

Communities

Coastal Strand, Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, Wetland-riparian

Habitat

In canyons, coastal, streambanks, and disturbed places