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Read more about Swamp Dewberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rubus hispidus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus hispidus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-013:
Rubus hispidus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Dewberry
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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.
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.
COMPARE
Dewberry species
JK Marlow jkm140816_797
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
Leaves coriaceous, some evergreen, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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.
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.