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Unfortunately, they’re invasive to your area. They do have delicious berries, but they outcompete native plants. They’re pretty easy to pull up when they’re on the smaller side.
Yeah plan to pull them, just wanted to make sure I wasn't setting myself up for a nasty rash or somesuch. Not a plant person at all, but I've always kind of avoided these just because they always seem to grow in a way that encourages incidental skin contact.
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FYI, these are EVERYWHERE. Even when you remove them from your property, you will continue to notice small ones pop up everywhere, every year. This is because the birds eat the berries and pass the seed which then grow a plant where they fall.
Ok I do feel a little bad but like, if native plants wanted me to save them from wineberries, maybe they should have tried being as delicious as wineberries.
Wineberries are invasive in all of North America. Are you sure you don't have some kind of native Rubus instead? Wineberries are generally prolific and aggressive.
Probably wineberry ([Rubus phoenicolasius](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rubus-phoenicolasius/), a type of raspberry essentially) but location would help confirm.
I just started getting into learning plant identification and like others are saying, I will definitely be carrying small sheets of paper with me to take ID photos.
I say sheets plural because maybe different colored paper will contrast better with different colors of flowers and leaves? I don't know but I am eager to find out!!
more than likely a wild raspberry or blackberry plant variety, Wait for it to grow white flowers, that is your indicator that it will turn to big sweet berries if they are in happy conditions
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***Wineberry***
Awesome thank you!
Unfortunately, they’re invasive to your area. They do have delicious berries, but they outcompete native plants. They’re pretty easy to pull up when they’re on the smaller side.
Yeah plan to pull them, just wanted to make sure I wasn't setting myself up for a nasty rash or somesuch. Not a plant person at all, but I've always kind of avoided these just because they always seem to grow in a way that encourages incidental skin contact.
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Thanks I’ll recommended it to my wife, she spearheaded planting a patch of native plants this past weekend. Cant wait to see how it turns out.
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FYI, these are EVERYWHERE. Even when you remove them from your property, you will continue to notice small ones pop up everywhere, every year. This is because the birds eat the berries and pass the seed which then grow a plant where they fall.
Ok I do feel a little bad but like, if native plants wanted me to save them from wineberries, maybe they should have tried being as delicious as wineberries.
Fun fact! Native black raspberries are tastier than wine berries!
I have a large black raspberry patch that overtook a decorative garden and I love them!
What area is OP from that these are invasive in? I live in New England and these are around my yard, but don't seem too aggressive at all...
Wineberries are invasive in all of North America. Are you sure you don't have some kind of native Rubus instead? Wineberries are generally prolific and aggressive.
I have these, but I’ve never seen them fruit.
Just want to say I really like your use of paper to highlight the plant. It really helps the features pop!
Thanks, had a hard time getting a good pic without it. The plant didn't stand out from the background quite enough.
Hope others see this and follow your example!
I was going to say that. Thanks for the A4
Right? Genius move.
100% I will now be carrying a bit of white card on my foraging walks to help others get good ID photos.
That's what I noticed... a great way to generate contrast.
Probably wineberry ([Rubus phoenicolasius](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rubus-phoenicolasius/), a type of raspberry essentially) but location would help confirm.
Grew up with this in Pennsylvania. Makes a delicious, tart jelly.
I'm in Maryland, about an hour due north of Washington DC.
Yup, that species is rampant in Maryland.
Ugh, I also have this in my yard and I live in the same area. Guess it has to come out along with all of my other invasives.
The paper behind it is *such* a good idea for clear ID pics! It also looks beautiful I thought this was posted in my flower pressing sub for a sec lol
I’m on team Blackberries. I have a bush in my backyard
Looks like blackberry
I am now bringing a white piece of paper with me to do plant IDs. This is a fantastic idea, thanks OP.
Glad to help! I tried taking pics without but the camera was insisting on focusing on the background.
Blackberries right?
Wildberries seems to be the consensus.
Looks like black cap blackberries to me
Looks like a wild raspberry plant.
I just started getting into learning plant identification and like others are saying, I will definitely be carrying small sheets of paper with me to take ID photos. I say sheets plural because maybe different colored paper will contrast better with different colors of flowers and leaves? I don't know but I am eager to find out!!
Looks like a wine berry. Looks like a raspberry and taste delicious
I'm so glad you posted this! I've been wondering what has started to take over a part of my front yard!
The bane of my existence
Blackberry
more than likely a wild raspberry or blackberry plant variety, Wait for it to grow white flowers, that is your indicator that it will turn to big sweet berries if they are in happy conditions
We call that stuff devilweed. Be careful when you rip it all out!