Rubus aboriginum
| Rubus aboriginum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. aboriginum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus aboriginum Rydb. | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rubus almus L.H.Bailey | |
Rubus aboriginum is a species of dewberry, known as the Garden dewberry and Aboriginal dewberry. Like other dewberries, it is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, related to the blackberry. It is native to North America.[1] and Northeastern Mexico.
Distribution and habitat
Rubus aboriginum is found throughout the Midwestern and Southern Eastern United States and Northeast Mexico. [1] It typically inhabits areas of rocky soil and partial shade, such as open woodlands and abandoned fields.[3]
Description
Rubus aboriginum is a bushy, viny bramble, up to 6 feet (1.8 m) in height and breadth, but often smaller. Branches appear 'hairy' when young, and become smooth as they mature, with infrequent, short, hooked thorns.[3] Leaves are ovate, with serrated edges; flowers are white, have five petals, and are about 1 inch (25 mm) in diameter.[3] Fruits resemble other dewberries or small blackberries.
It is very closely related to the northern dewberry, Rubus flagellaris,[3] and is sometimes treated as a subspecies.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Rubus aboriginum profile". USDA. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ↑ "Rubus aboriginum information from NPGS/GRIN". GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Rubus aboriginum". University of Oklahoma Biological Survey. University of Oklahoma. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
External links
- USDA Plants Profile for Rubus aboriginum (garden dewberry)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center-NPIN: Rubus aboriginum (Garden dewberry)