Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rubus phoenicolasius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Read more about Wineberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus phoenicolasius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Rubus phoenicolasius
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-002:
Rubus phoenicolasius FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus phoenicolasius
COMMON NAME:
Wineberry, Wine Raspberry
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JK Marlow jkm0503a_32
March Polk County NC
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JK Marlow jkm0404h_10
April Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
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JK Marlow jkm120506_366
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Flower petals are white and shorter than the sepals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Keith Bradley kab_rphoenicolasius_73689
May Polk County NC
Norman Wilder Forest
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_r_phoenicolasius_4
May
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JK Marlow jkm0506b_24
June Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Sepals, covered w red-tipped glandular trichomes, enclose fruit until maturity, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm0506e_02
June Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0506e_0405
June Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Twigs and stems bristle with red, glandular hairs, with some prickles, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Ron Lance rwl1272_a
June
A serious invasive species in moist forests of the cooler portions of our area, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm0407c_37
July Polk County NC
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JK Marlow jkm060711_003
July Fayette County WV
Creekside/Riverside
Lateral leaflets sessile or petiolules to 2mm. Leaves white tomentose beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
leaves that are trifoliolate and pinnately compound
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JK Marlow jkm060711_005
July Fayette County WV
Creekside/Riverside
Fruit red, with five elongated, glandular, yellowish sepals, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm060711_018
July Fayette County WV
Creekside/Riverside
Leaves white tomentose beneath, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rubus phoenicolasius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus phoenicolasius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Rubus phoenicolasius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-002:
Rubus phoenicolasius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus phoenicolasius
1272
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forests, roadsides, thickets, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Common in Mountains, uncommon or rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems armed, densely pubescent w red glandular hairs 3-5mm long, some prickles
LEAVES:
Compound: 3 leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rose-purplish
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual
Inflorescence paniculiform, many-flowered
FRUIT:
Summer
Red
Aggregate of 10-60 drupelets
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p149
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p066
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p122
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p155
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p06
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p307
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