Common name: Black Raspberry
Scientific name: Rubus occidentalis
Category: Native Shrub, Common
Sample mature size: 2 m tall, 2 m wide; 7 ft tall, 7 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun
Water: Average
Soil: Sand, Loam
Blooms: White in June, July
Natural habitats: Open-upland, Generalist, Roadsides-ravines
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π, Rodents πΏοΈ, Omnivores π¦
Points of interest: - Found growing naturally along fence rows, overgrown vacant lots, and savannas
- Adapts well to human disturbance
- Nectar attract bees and insects, while the fruit attract game birds, songbirds and woodpeckers, and the fruit and seeds also attract both small and medium sized animals
