Rubus occidentalis is a species of Rubus native to eastern North America. Its common name black raspberry is shared with the closely related western American species Rubus leucodermis. Other names occasionally used include wild black raspberry, black caps, black cap raspberry, thimbleberry, and scotch cap. Rubus occidentalis is a deciduous shrub growing to 2â3 m (7â10 feet) tall, with prickly shoots.
Description for Kansas River, Wyandotte County, Kansas Kansas River is a stream located just .9 miles from Kansas City, in Wyandotte County, in the state of Kansas, United States. Fishermen will find a variety of fish including striped bass, flathead catfish, eel, white bass, catfish, crappie, blue catfish and gar here.
Biologist Craig Johnson holds a flathead catfish estimated to weigh up to 90 pounds caught and released at El Dorado Reservoir in 2011. Shane Thornton holds a flathead catfish that was estimated at 70 pounds, that was caught and released at El Dorado Reservoir in 2009. Longnose gar are Kansas' longest and meanest looking fish, sometimes reaching 6 feet in length. This one was caught in the Arkansas River near Wichita recently.