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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rubus flagellaris
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus flagellaris
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-012:
Rubus flagellaris
FAMILY
Rosaceae
COMMON NAME:
Common Dewberry, Northern Dewberry
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April Spartanburg County SC
Floricane leaflets with margins irregular (often serrate and lobed), per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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April Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
Usually 2 or more flowers on a branch, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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April Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
Inflorescence a flat-topped or elongate cyme, or flowers solitary, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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April Greenville County SC
The 5 petals white, obovate, 1.5-2.5cm long, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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April Greenville County SC
Stems armed with stout-based and usually recurved prickles (bristles lacking), per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
Dewberry species
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April Greenville County SC
Pedicels pubescent, often stipitate-glandular. Sepals densely pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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July Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Thorns usually short, broad-based, and curved, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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July Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Leaflets ovate to lance-elliptic, serrate or doubly serrate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.