Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Rubus allegheniensis (Common Blackberry) [Rosaceae]
(observations are from Blackmore, Noyce & Coy, and Myers et al.)
Mammals
Bovidae: Capra aegagrus hircus (Domesticated Goat) [this woody plant is eaten] Blk1998; Cervidae: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) [3% of deer droppings contained viable seeds of this woody plant in New York] Myr2004; Ursidae: Ursus americanus (American Black Bear) [feeds on the fruits in Minnesota] NC1990