Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rubus flagellaris
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Common Dewberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus flagellaris
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Rubus flagellaris
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus baileyanus
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus boyntonii
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus clarus
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus depavitus
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus grimesii
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus jaysmithii
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus nefrens
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus obvius
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus particularis
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus pernagaeus
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus plexus
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus scambens
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus sewardianus
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus temerarius
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Rubus whartoniae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-012:
Rubus flagellaris FAMILY Rosaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus baileyanus
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus flagellaris
COMMON NAME:
Common Dewberry, Northern Dewberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_rufl_002_lvd
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April Greenville County SC
Field
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JK Marlow jkm120407_689
April Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120407_707
April Spartanburg County SC
Floricane leaflets with margins irregular (often serrate and lobed), per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm140420_461
April Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
Usually 2 or more flowers on a branch, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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JK Marlow jkm140420_464
April Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
Inflorescence a flat-topped or elongate cyme, or flowers solitary, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm170429_409
April Greenville County SC
The 5 petals white, obovate, 1.5-2.5cm long, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm170429_411
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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JK Marlow jkm170429_413
April Greenville County SC
Pedicels pubescent, often stipitate-glandular. Sepals densely pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm200411_3763
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210426_9832
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220412_6700
April Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200625_6173
June Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm090716_056
July Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Thorns usually short, broad-based, and curved, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm090716_086
July Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Leaflets ovate to lance-elliptic, serrate or doubly serrate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm151008_021
October Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rubus flagellaris
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus flagellaris
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Rubus flagellaris
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus baileyanus
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus boyntonii
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus clarus
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus depavitus
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus grimesii
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus jaysmithii
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus nefrens
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus obvius
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus particularis
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus pernagaeus
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus plexus
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus scambens
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus sewardianus
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus temerarius
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Rubus whartoniae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-012:
Rubus flagellaris
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus baileyanus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus flagellaris
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Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Old fields, woodlands, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems armed with stout curved prickles and no bristles
LEAVES:
Compound: floricanes 3 leaflets/ primocanes (3)5 leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Black
Aggregate of drupelets
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p288
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p259
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p066
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p330
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p315
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p06
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p309
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p315