Rubus odoratus - (image 1 of 4)
Taxonomy
Family: Rosaceae
Habitat
Rocky woods. Ravine slopes.
Associates
Distribution
Eastern Canada, New England south to NC, GA, west WI to TN
Morphology
Woody shrub to 2 m. Stems unarmed, densely glandular above. Leaves simple, irregularly serrate, 3-5 lobed, the lobes triangular, acute. Flowers in an open cyme; petals pink-purple, obovate; sepals with purplish, glandular hairs. Fruit depressed, pale red, the drupelets separating from the receptacle.
Notes
Flowers late June to late July
Wetland indicator: Facultative Upland
This plant is occasionally cultivated for it's attractive flowers and showy fruit. The fruits are rather dry but edible.
Bibliography
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov).
National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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