Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rubus hispidus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Swamp Dewberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus hispidus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Rubus hispidus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-013:
Rubus hispidus FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus hispidus
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Dewberry, Bristly Dewberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ruhi_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_ruhi_004_lvd
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Jerry Bright jeb_mg_0598
July Haywood County? NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm060710_063
July Tucker County WV
Monongahela National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm190726_0234
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm140816_771
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
Leaves simply or doubly crenate to serrate, usually lustrous above, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140816_772
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
Slender stems trailing on ground, terete, with bristles, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
COMPARE
Dewberry species
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JK Marlow jkm140816_796
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
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JK Marlow jkm140816_797
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
Leaves coriaceous, some evergreen, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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JK Marlow jkm150808_628
August Watauga County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway, Moses Cone Park
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JK Marlow jkm150808_630
August Watauga County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway, Moses Cone Park
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JK Marlow jkm150808_632
August Watauga County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway, Moses Cone Park
Aggregate 0.8-1.5cm broad and about as long, juicy, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm150808_635
August Watauga County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway, Moses Cone Park
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JK Marlow jkm150808_636
August Watauga County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway, Moses Cone Park
Pedicels 2cm or less. Petals about 1cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rubus hispidus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus hispidus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Rubus hispidus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-013:
Rubus hispidus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus hispidus
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Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: bogs, moist woodlands and forests, disturbed moist areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in NC Coastal Plain, uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems with nonglandular bristles and slender weak barely curved prickles
LEAVES:
Tardily deciduous or somewhat evergreen
Compound: 3 leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Black
Aggregate of drupelets
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p118
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p139
- 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) p307
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