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Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Wineberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rubus phoenicolasius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus phoenicolasius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-002:
Rubus phoenicolasius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
COMMON NAME:
Wineberry
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Look for it on roadsides, in thickets, per Weakley's Flora
Shrub
Perennial
Non-native: east Asia
Documented growing wild in
GA
NC
SC
Common
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems armed, densely pubescent w red glandular hairs 3-5mm long, some prickles
LEAVES:
Odd-pinnately compound: 3(5) leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rose-purplish
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Inflorescence paniculiform, many-flowered
FRUIT:
Summer
Red
Aggregate of drupelets
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control p149
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p066
- Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p062
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p122
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p155
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p06
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p307
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