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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
	
	
		 
		
	
Rubus flagellaris 	
	
	
		
		
		
	
	 
	 
	FAMILY
	Rosaceae
	
	
	
		 
		 
		
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This is a straggling deciduous to tardily deciduous vine-like shrub, with long stems that trail on the ground for 6 feet or more. It usually has three leaflets but occasionally five. It has the same large white flowers of its more upright cousins.... Two other “dewberries” (Rubus species that are trailing) are somewhat similar -- R. hispidus and R. trivialis, but they are not nearly as strongly “armed” as R. flagellaris. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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	Rubus flagellaris 
	
	
	
	 
	 
	FAMILY
	Rosaceae
	
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rubus apogaeus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rubus arenicola
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rubus baileyanus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rubus boyntonii
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Rubus flagellaris
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus baileyanus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus boyntonii
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus clarus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus depavitus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus flagellaris
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus grimesii
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus iniens
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus invisus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus jaysmithii
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus nefrens
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus obvius
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus particularis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus pernagaeus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus plexus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus scambens
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus sewardianus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus temerarius
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus whartoniae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-012:
Rubus flagellaris FAMILY Rosaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus baileyanus
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus flagellaris
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus invisus
COMMON NAME:
Common Dewberry, Northern Dewberry
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JK Marlow jkm120407_707
April Spartanburg County SC
Floricane leaflets with margins irregular (often serrate and lobed), per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm140420_461
April Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
Usually 2 or more flowers on a branch, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
JK Marlow jkm140420_464
April Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
Inflorescence a flat-topped or elongate cyme, or flowers solitary, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm170429_409
April Greenville County SC
The 5 petals white, obovate, 1.5-2.5cm long, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
JK Marlow jkm170429_411
April Greenville County SC
Stems armed with stout-based and usually recurved prickles (bristles lacking), per Weakley's Flora.
	 COMPARE 
Dewberry species
 COMPARE 
Dewberry species
JK Marlow jkm170429_413
April Greenville County SC
Pedicels pubescent, often stipitate-glandular. Sepals densely pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm090716_056
July Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Thorns usually short, broad-based, and curved, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm090716_086
July Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Leaflets ovate to lance-elliptic, serrate or doubly serrate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm151008_021
October Greenville County SC
Primocanes with 3-5 prickles per cm of length, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
	
	
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
	
	
		 
		
	
Rubus flagellaris 	
	
	
		
		
		
	
	 
	 
	FAMILY
	Rosaceae
	
INCLUDING
	
	
	PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
	
			
	
	
	
    
	
	
	Rubus flagellaris 
	
	 
	 
	FAMILY
	Rosaceae
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
	
	
	Rubus apogaeus
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
	
	
	Rubus arenicola
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
	
	
	Rubus baileyanus
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
	
	
	Rubus boyntonii
	
	INCLUDED WITHIN
	
	Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
	
	Rubus flagellaris
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus baileyanus
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus boyntonii
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus clarus
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus depavitus
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus flagellaris
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus grimesii
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus iniens
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus invisus
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus jaysmithii
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus nefrens
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus obvius
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus particularis
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus pernagaeus
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus plexus
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus scambens
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus sewardianus
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus temerarius
	
	INCLUDING
	
 
	Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
	
	
	Rubus whartoniae
	
 
INCLUDED WITHIN
	
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-012:
Rubus flagellaris 
 
 
 
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
	
 
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
	
  
	Rubus baileyanus
	
INCLUDING
	
 
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
	
  
	Rubus flagellaris
	
INCLUDING
	
 
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
	
  
	Rubus invisus
	
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