Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rubus cuneifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Sand Blackberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus cuneifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-006:
Rubus cuneifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
COMMON NAME:
Sand Blackberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_rucu_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_rucu_003_lvd
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May Moore County NC
Stems erect, angled, downy, usually less than 3'. Leaves often grayish-green, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rubus cuneifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus cuneifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-006:
Rubus cuneifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
2600
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (rare in Mountains)
Look for it in woodlands, forests, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Wet
...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems armed with many stout prickles
LEAVES:
Compound: floricanes 3 leaflets/ primocanes 5 leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
FRUIT:
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 p286
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p394
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p067
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p309
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p315