Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rubus trivialis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Read more about Southern Dewberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus trivialis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Rubus trivialis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-014:
Rubus trivialis FAMILY Rosaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus lucidus
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus trivialis
COMMON NAME:
Southern Dewberry, Coastal Plain Dewberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_rutr_001_lvd
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JK Marlow s050227_e
February Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Leaves persistent & turning red in winter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm170327_321
March Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm170327_322
March Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm170327_324
March Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm170327_325
March Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm170327_328
March Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm170331_316
March Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Inflorescence reduced, normally to a single flower per branch of the floricane, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm150407_167
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm150407_170b
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Pedicels 2.5cm or more long. Petals 1.5-2.5cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm150407_176
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm150407_177
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Sepals 5-7mm long, pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm141031_511
October Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm141031_513
October Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaflets lanceolate-ovate, acute, margins sharply or doubly serrate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm141031_518
October Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm141031_518b
October Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Stem bristling with straight red-purplish hairs along w reddish [prickles], per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
COMPARE
Dewberry species
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JK Marlow jkm141031_519
October Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Primocanes prostrate, creeping, or low-arching, rooting at tip and/or nodes, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rubus trivialis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus trivialis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Rubus trivialis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-014:
Rubus trivialis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus lucidus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus trivialis
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Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Roadsides, old fields, thickets, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems covered with glandular bristles and a few short stout curved prickles
LEAVES:
Tardily deciduous or somewhat evergreen
Compound: floricanes 3 leaflets/ primocanes 5 leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
(rarely tinted pink)
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring
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 (Miller & Miller, 2005) p288
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p140
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p067
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p194
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p315
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p307
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