Tag: blackberries

Wild Blackberry Bushes

Blackberries – Rubus allegheniensis

It’s almost July and blackberries are here! Blackberries are incredible wild, edible berries that grow prolifically in many areas of Virginia. Read on to find out more about this amazing berry. Blackberry Identification Blackberries are relatively easy to identify. There are look a-likes, however, none of them are dangerous. The most common look alike is […]

Bramble growing along a hiking trail in Great Falls.

Bramble Bushes

Bramble Bushes Bramble bushes are any thorny, prickly, shrub type bush. The generic name includes ornamental bushes such as roses, unwanted undergrowth, blackberries, raspberries, and dewberries. Subfamily – Rosoideae Family – Rosaceae Kingdom – Plantae Order – Rosales Scientific name – Rubus Higher classification – Rose family