Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rubus cuneifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
Go to FSUS key
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
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rubus audax
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Rubus cuneifolius
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus cuneifolius
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus longii
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus probabilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Rubus cuneifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-006:
Rubus cuneifolius FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus cuneifolius
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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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_rubus_cuneifolius3
May Moore County NC
Stems erect, angled, downy, usually less than 3'. Leaves often grayish-green, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rubus cuneifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus cuneifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rubus audax
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Rubus cuneifolius
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus cuneifolius
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus longii
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus probabilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Rubus cuneifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-006:
Rubus cuneifolius
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubus cuneifolius
2600
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: woodlands, forests, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in NC Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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
Bisexual
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 (Miller & Miller, 2005) p286
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p394
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p544
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p143
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p067
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p316
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p309
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p315
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