Bristly dewberry
Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated April 2019.
Scientific name: Rubus hispidus L.
Common name(s): bristly dewberry, swamp dewberry, running swamp dewberry
Links: USDA PLANTS Profile , NPIN Profile, Go Botany
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- usually in wet depressions; usually 3 leaflets but may have 5
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- in dry area of wild blueberry field
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- stem is bristly as opposed to thorny
Description:
-arching stems
- can root at the tips
-leaves are
- compound
- three leaflets
- narrow at the base
- bristles
-generally flowers in July in ME
Habitat:
-wetlands
-swamps
-disturbed sites
-forest edges
-woodlands
-meadows and fields
Wildlife Benefits :
-fruits are eaten by many birds
Source(s):
Heinrich, B. 1976. Flowering phenologies: Bog, woodland, and disturbed habitats. Ecology. 57(5):890-899.
Go Botany. “Rubus Hispidus L.” Rubus Hispidus (Bristly Blackberry, Swamp Dewberry): Go Botany, 2021, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/rubus/hispidus/.