Common Name	California Blackberry, Pacific Blackberry
Latin Name	Rubus ursinus
Native Habitat	Riparian, 0 to 4,500 feet in western North America
Soil	Moist
Water	Regularly
Height X Width	3 feet x 9 feet
Protective Mechanism	Thorns
Leaves	Green
Garden Suitability	Ethnobotanical
Ornamental Value	Small white flowers
Nature Value	Animals eat fruit, harbors beneficial insects
Native American Uses	Fruit eaten raw or cooked, dried for later use, tea made from leaves or young shoots, half ripe fruits soaked in water for drink, blue dye obtained from fruit
Links
Images and data	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_ursinus
Images and data	http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7206
Images and data	http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/56041/
Images and data	http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=RUUR
Nursery, images and data	http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/rubus-ursinus
Data	http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Rubus+ursinus
Distribution map	http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ruur

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