State Fruit of Alabama

Blackberry

photo of blackberries
Senate Bill 163 designated the Blackberry, Rubus, R. occidentalis, as the official fruit of the State of Alabama.

Sources:
Acts of Alabama 2004-363, April 30, 2004

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Updated: February 13, 2008
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