Taxon:  Rubus ulmifolius Schott



Summary
Genus:
Rubus
Subgenus:
Rubus
Section:
Rubus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Rosoideae
Tribe:
Rubeae
Nomen number:
313548
Place of publication:
Isis (Oken) 1818:821.  1818
Verified:
01/25/1990 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
26 (20  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aceituno-Molina, L. et al. 2021. The persistence of flavor: Past and present use of wild food plants in Sierra Norte de Madrid, Spain. Front. Sust. Food Syst. 4:610238. DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.610238. Note: one of 25 species considered with high cultural importance, this species is consumed for its fruits and young stems gathered from the field, only the fruits have increased in their use
  3. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya. Note: = Rubus sanctus Schreb.
  4. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  5. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  6. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  7. Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).
  8. Beek, A. van de. 1979. Taxonomie en nomenclatuur van de koebraam. Gorteria 9:204-210. Note: = Rubus inermis Pourr.
  9. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Rubus sanctus Schreb.
  10. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Rubus inermis Pourr.
  11. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  12. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  13. Evans, K. J. et al. 2007. Systematics of the Rubus fruticosus aggregate (Rosaceae) and other exotic Rubus taxa in Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 20:232-234.
  14. Gautier, C. et al. Oregon plant atlas (on-line resource).
  15. Graham, J. & M. Woodhead. 2011. Chapter 9. Rubus. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, temperate fruits 190. Note: cites as an invasive in Chile
  16. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  17. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  18. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  19. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  20. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: = Rubus fruticosus s.l.
  21. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  22. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus. Note: mentions
  23. Monasterio-Huelin, E. & H. E. Weber. 1996. Taxonomy and nomenclature of Rubus ulmifolius and Rubus sanctus (Rosaceae). Edinburgh J. Bot. 53:316. Note: recognizes four varieties
  24. Monasterio-Huelin, E. & H. E. Weber. 1996. Taxonomy and nomenclature of Rubus ulmifolius and Rubus sanctus. Edinburgh J. Bot. 33:311-322.
  25. Ortega-Sada, J. L. 1987. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos.
  26. Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia. 577-582. Note: as part of Rubus fruticosus L. agg.
  27. Pedersen, A. 1980. Rosaceernes udbredelse i Danmark. II. Subgenus Rubus sect. Rubus, sect. Corylifolii og sect. Caesii. Bot. Tidsskr. 75:27.
  28. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  29. Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
  30. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  31. Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
  32. Santamarta-Cerezal, J. C. et al. 2012. Forest hydrology, soil conservation and green barriers in Canary Islands. Notul. Bot. Horti Agrobot. 40:9-13. Note: an invasive species in the Canary Islands
  33. Silva, L. et al. 2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta).
  34. Sochor, M. et al. 2015. How just a few makes a lot: Speciation via reticulation and apomixis on example of European brambles (Rubus subgen. Rubus, Rosaceae). Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 89:13-27.
  35. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  36. Ugarte, E. et al. 2011. Vascular alien flora, Chile. Check List 7:365-382.
  37. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  38. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  39. Weber, H. E. 1986. Zur Nomenklatur und Verbreitung der von K.E.A. Weihe aufgestellten Taxa der Gattung Rubus L. (Rosaceae). Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 106:290,294. Note: mentions
  40. Weber, H. E. 1987. Beiträge zu einer Revision der Gattung Rubus L. in der Schweiz. Bot. Helv. 97:124.
  41. Wittig, R. & H. E. Weber. 1978. Die Verbreitung der Brombeeren (Gattung Rubus L., Rosaceae) in der Westfälischen Bucht. Decheniana 131:106.
  42. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishelm-leaf blackberry  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
GermanSand-Brombeere  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Spanishzarzamora  2Ortega-Sada, J. L. 1987. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeLuxembourg  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited KingdomScotland Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregons.w.Gautier, C. et al. Oregon plant atlas (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  Ugarte, E. et al. 2011. Vascular alien flora, Chile. Check List 7:365-382.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGalápagos Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom [Scotland], Ireland
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark
Northern America
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon (s.w.)]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador [Galápagos]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

Reference(s)
  1. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  2. Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).
  3. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  4. Gautier, C. et al. Oregon plant atlas (on-line resource).
  5. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  6. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  7. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  8. Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
  9. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  10. Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
  11. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  12. Ugarte, E. et al. 2011. Vascular alien flora, Chile. Check List 7:365-382.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Bee plantshoney production Ortega-Sada, J. L. 1987. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos.
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human foodfruitpotentialAceituno-Molina, L. et al. 2021. The persistence of flavor: Past and present use of wild food plants in Sierra Norte de Madrid, Spain. Front. Sust. Food Syst. 4:610238. DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.610238. Note: one of 25 species considered with high cultural importance, this species is consumed for its fruits and young stems gathered from the field, only the fruits have increased in their use
Weed  Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: = Rubus fruticosus s.l.
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
Weed  Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia. 577-582. Note: as part of Rubus fruticosus L. agg.
Weed  Santamarta-Cerezal, J. C. et al. 2012. Forest hydrology, soil conservation and green barriers in Canary Islands. Notul. Bot. Horti Agrobot. 40:9-13. Note: an invasive species in the Canary Islands
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=313548. Accessed 15 April 2026.