Quercus

Pennsylvania Blackberry

Rubus pensilvanicus

Native to South Carolina (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

119CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Rubus

  • Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
  • Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
  • Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
  • Acronicta funeralisFunerary Dagger, Paddle Caterpillar
  • Acronicta longaLong-Winged Dagger, Darkish Dagger
  • Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
  • Agrotis gladiariaSwordsman Dart, Clay-Backed Cut-Worm
  • Agrotis vetustaOld Man Dart
  • Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
  • Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
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  • Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
  • Ancylis floridanaStrawberry Leafroller
  • Ancylis muricanaRed-Headed Ancylis
  • Anisota senatoriaOrange-Tipped Oakworm Moth, Orangestriped Oakworm
  • Antepione thisoariaVariable Antepione
  • Apatelodes torrefactaSpotted Apatelodes
  • Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
  • Archips purpuranaOmnivorous Leafroller Moth
  • Argyrotaenia marianaGray-Banded Leafroller Moth
  • Argyrotaenia quercifolianaYellow-Winged Oak Leafroller Moth, Lined Oak Leafroller
  • Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
  • Automeris ioIo Moth
  • Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
  • Cecrita guttivittaMaple Prominent, Saddled Prominent
  • Cenopis directanaChokecherry Leafroller Moth
  • Cenopis reticulatanaReticulated Fruitworm Moth
  • Cepphis decolorariaDark Scallop Moth
  • Cerastis tenebriferaReddish Speckled Dart
  • Chloridea virescensTobacco Budworm Moth
  • Chlorochlamys chloroleucariaBlackberry Looper Moth
  • Choristoneura fractivittanaBroken-Banded Leafroller, Lined Corn-Borer Moth
  • Choristoneura obsoletanaObsolete Leafroller
  • Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
  • Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
  • Coptotriche aeneaBlackberry Leafminer Moth
  • Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
  • Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
  • Erastria colorariaBroad-Lined Erastria
  • Erastria cruentariaThin-Lined Erastria
  • Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
  • Euphyia intermediataSharp-Angled Carpet Moth, The Intermediate
  • Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
  • Eupsilia cirripaleaFranclemont's Sallow
  • Eupsilia sidusSidus Sallow
  • Eupsilia tristigmataThree-Spotted Sallow, Brown Fruitworm
  • Feltia jaculiferaDingy Cutworm
  • Feltia subgothicaSubgothic Dart
  • Geina tenuidactylaHimmelman's Plume Moth
  • Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
  • Haploa colonaColona Moth
  • Haploa leconteiLeconte's Haploa
  • Hedya separatanaPink-Washed Leafroller Moth
  • Herpetogramma aeglealisSerpentine Webworm
  • Herpetogramma bipunctalisSouthern Beet Webworm, Two-Spotted Herpetogramma
  • Herpetogramma pertextalisBold-Feathered Grass Moth
  • Herpetogramma thestealisZigzag Herpetogramma, Subtle-Feathered Grass Moth
  • Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
  • Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
  • Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
  • Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
  • Iridopsis defectariaBrown-Shaded Gray, Willow Looper
  • Iridopsis humariaSmall Purplish Gray
  • Iridopsis larvariaBent-Line Gray
  • Kocakina fidelisIntractable Quaker, Green Fruitworm, Fourlined Green Fruitworm
  • Lascoria ambigualisAmbiguous Moth, Ambiguous Litter Moth
  • Lithophane antennataAshen Pinion
  • Lithophane innominataNameless Pinion
  • Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
  • Megalopyge crispataBlack-Waved Flannel Moth, Crinkled Flannel Moth
  • Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
  • Mesoleuca ruficillataWhite-Ribboned Carpet, Red-fringed Carpet
  • Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
  • Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
  • Nymphalis antiopaMourning Cloak
  • Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
  • Olethreutes furfuranumWoolly-Backed Moth
  • Olethreutes permundanaRaspberry Leafroller
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Orthodes majusculaRustic Quaker, Rustic Groundcat
  • Orthosia rubescensRuby Quaker
  • Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
  • Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
  • Paonias excaecataBlinded Sphinx, Blind Eyed Sphinx
  • Papaipema cataphractaBurdock Border, Potato-Stalk Borer
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Pennisetia marginatumRaspberry Crown Borer Moth
  • Phigalia strigatariaSmall Phigalia, Small Oak Looper
  • Phigalia titeaThe Half-Wing Geometer, Spiney Looper, Eastern Oak Looper
  • Phlogophora irisOlive Angle Shades
  • Plagodis pulverariaAmerican Barred Umber, Barred Umber
  • Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
  • Platynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-Bud Moth
  • Platynota stultanaOmnivorous Leafroller
  • Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesTufted Thyatirid
  • Pyrrharctia isabellaIsabella Tiger Moth, Banded Woolybear
  • Pyrrhia ciliscaAmerican Bordered Sallow, Noble Sun Moth
  • Satyrium liparopsStriped Hairstreak
  • Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
  • Scopula limboundataLarge Lace-Border
  • Sparganothis umbranaBirdsfoot Trefoil Leaftier
  • Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
  • Spodoptera dolichosSweetpotato Armyworm, Dolichos Armyworm, Large Cotton Armyworm
  • Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
  • Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
  • Sutyna privataCheckered Sallow, Private Sallow
  • Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined Emerald, Camouflaged Looper
  • Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
  • Syndemis afflictanaFall Dead-Leaf Roller, Gray Leafroller, Black-and-Grey Banded Leafroller
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
  • Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar Moth
  • Xanthorhoe lacustrataToothed Brown Carpet
  • Xanthotype sospetaCrocus Geometer
  • Xestia normanianusNorman's Dart
  • Zale lunataLunate Zale
  • Zale minereaColorful Zale
  • Zophodia grossulariellaGooseberry Fruitworm Moth
  • Menesta tortriciformella
  • Olethreutes concinnana
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
79BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Rubus

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
1Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Rubus

  • Andrena melanochroa
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
48BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Rubus

  • Bombycilla cedrorumCedar Waxwing
  • Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
  • Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
  • Acanthis flammeaCommon Redpoll
  • Aix sponsaWood Duck
  • Aphelocoma californicaCalifornia Scrub-Jay
  • Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
  • Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
  • Catharus fuscescensVeery
  • Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
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  • Catharus minimus/bicknelliGray-cheeked/Bicknell's Thrush
  • Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
  • Coccothraustes vespertinusEvening Grosbeak
  • Colinus virginianusNorthern Bobwhite
  • Contopus virensEastern Wood-Pewee
  • Corvus caurinusNorthwestern Crow
  • Cyanocitta stelleriSteller's Jay
  • Dryocopus pileatusPileated Woodpecker
  • Empidonax alnorum/trailliiAlder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)
  • Empidonax difficilisPacific-slope Flycatcher
  • Euphagus cyanocephalusBrewer's Blackbird
  • Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
  • Hylocichla mustelinaWood Thrush
  • Icterus bullockiiBullock's Oriole
  • Ixoreus naeviusVaried Thrush
  • Lagopus lagopusWillow Ptarmigan
  • Melanerpes erythrocephalusRed-headed Woodpecker
  • Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
  • Melospiza melodiaSong Sparrow
  • Melozone crissalisCalifornia Towhee
  • Passerina cyaneaIndigo Bunting
  • Patagioenas fasciataBand-tailed Pigeon
  • Perdix perdixGray Partridge
  • Pheucticus ludovicianusRose-breasted Grosbeak
  • Pheucticus melanocephalusBlack-headed Grosbeak
  • Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
  • Pipilo maculatusSpotted Towhee
  • Piranga ludovicianaWestern Tanager
  • Plectrophenax nivalisSnow Bunting
  • Sayornis nigricansBlack Phoebe
  • Sialia mexicanaWestern Bluebird
  • Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
  • Sturnus vulgarisEuropean Starling
  • Toxostoma redivivumCalifornia Thrasher
  • Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird
  • Vireo griseusWhite-eyed Vireo
  • Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo
  • Zonotrichia leucophrysWhite-crowned Sparrow
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Rosaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–8b
Soil pH
Acidic to alkaline
Flower color
White

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Pennsylvania Blackberry

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankG5
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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