Any blackberry (genus Rubus) that is so lacking in woody fibre in the stems that it trails along the ground. In the eastern and southern U.S., several trailing native species of Rubus, especially R. flagellaris, R. baileyanus, R. hispidus, R. enslenii, and R. trivialis, produce excellent fruits. Some varieties, especially Lucretia, are cultivated.

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