NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Rubus flagellaris
Common Dewberry, Prickly Dewberry
Scientific Name: |
Rubus flagellaris |
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Genus: |
Rubus |
Species Epithet: |
flagellaris |
Common Name: |
Common Dewberry, Prickly Dewberry |
Plant Type |
Shrub |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Rosaceae (Rose Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
0-1 ft., 1-3 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
White |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
April, May |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Old fields, woodlands, roadsides, disturbed areas. Common throughout NC. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Compound |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Important for Wildlife |
Landscape Value: |
Not Recommended for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S5: Secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
Colonial, with long, trailing stems and stout, curved prickles. Leaves usually have 3 leaflets, occasionally 5, and stay on late into the fall. Fruit is purple-black to black and tasty. |
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Arching to trailing dewberry with alternate, compound leaves (3 to 5 leaflets). Stem may be hairy initially, but lacks the reddish, bristly hairs of Southern Dewberry (R. trivialis). Forsyth Co., NC
Lisa Lofland Gould |
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Links: |
https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php https://nc.audubon.org/conservation/bird-friendly-communities/bird-friendly-native-plants https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rubus-flagellaris/ https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/rubus/flagellaris/ |
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