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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rubacer odoratum
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus odoratus var. odoratus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rubus odoratus var. odoratus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Rubus odoratus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus odoratus var. columbianus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus odoratus var. odoratus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-001:
Rubus odoratus FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubacer odoratum
COMMON NAME:
Purple Flowering-raspberry, Thimbleberry, Eastern Mapleleaf-raspberry
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JK Marlow jkm0405e_31
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm230525_3412b
May Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm230525_3413b
May Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm230525_3414
May Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow s040503_a
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Only Rubus in the Carolinas consistently without thorns & with simple leaves, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Ron Lance rwl_20220616_123759
June Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
A white form.
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JK Marlow jkm0507e_03b
July Fayette County WV
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm200717_6648
July Jackson County NC
Nantahala National Forest
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Ron Lance rwl_rubus_odoratus
July? Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm120815_684
August Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Dense flattened clusters of small single-seeded fleshy fruits (drupes), per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm150808_675
August McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm150808_675b
August McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Sepals triangular-ovate and caudate [that is, with a tail-like appendage], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm150808_677
August McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves 10-30cm wide and long, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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JK Marlow jkm150808_679
August McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Fruit about 2cm wide, not very flavorful, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm170818_652
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Inflorescence a compound, flat-topped cyme, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm180828_4345
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Peduncles, pedicels and calyx covered with gland-tipped red trichomes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_rubus_odoratus
September
Petals rose-purple, obovate, from 0.6 to 1" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm061104_051
November Swain County NC
Cherokee Indian Reservation
Leaves palmately lobed with 3-5 triangular, irregularly toothed, divisions, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm061104_056
November Swain County NC
Cherokee Indian Reservation
Glandular hairs on twigs and petioles, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rubacer odoratum
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus odoratus var. odoratus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rubus odoratus var. odoratus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Rubus odoratus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus odoratus var. columbianus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus odoratus var. odoratus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-001:
Rubus odoratus
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubacer odoratum
1271
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Rocky upland forests, boulderfields, rock outcrops and clearings, moist roadsides, and thickets, especially on base-rich substrates, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Common in NC Mountains, rare in GA Mountains
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Not armed
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
Magenta
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual
Inflorescence a compound, flat-topped cyme
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Aggregate of drupelets
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p110
- 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) p308
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p110
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p316
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p122
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p156
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p26
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p311
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p306
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p072
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