OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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



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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image of Rubus cuneifolius, Sand Blackberry

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_rucu_001_lvd

        

image of Rubus cuneifolius, Sand Blackberry

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_rucu_003_lvd

        

image of Rubus cuneifolius, Sand Blackberry

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

 

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2600

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: woodlands, forests, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in NC Piedmont)

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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

 

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