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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rubacer odoratum   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus odoratus var. odoratus   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Rubus odoratus var. odoratus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)

Rubus odoratus

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Rubus odoratus var. columbianus

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Rubus odoratus var. odoratus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-001:

Rubus odoratus   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Rubacer odoratum

 

COMMON NAME:
Purple Flowering-raspberry, Thimbleberry, Eastern Mapleleaf-raspberry


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JK Marlow    jkm0405e_31

May    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

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JK Marlow    jkm230525_3412b

May    Haywood County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

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JK Marlow    jkm230525_3413b

May    Haywood County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

image of Rubacer odoratum, Purple Flowering-raspberry, Thimbleberry, Eastern Mapleleaf-raspberry

JK Marlow    jkm230525_3414

May    Haywood County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

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JK Marlow    s040503_a

May    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

Only Rubus in the Carolinas consistently without thorns & with simple leaves, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Ron Lance    rwl_20220616_123759

June    Jackson County    NC

Big Ridge Preserve

A white form.

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JK Marlow    jkm0507e_03b

July    Fayette County    WV

Roadside

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JK Marlow    jkm200717_6648

July    Jackson County    NC

Nantahala National Forest

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Ron Lance    rwl_rubus_odoratus

July?    Jackson County    NC

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JK Marlow    jkm120815_684

August    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

Dense flattened clusters of small single-seeded fleshy fruits (drupes), per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).

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JK Marlow    jkm150808_675

August    McDowell County?    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

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JK Marlow    jkm150808_675b

August    McDowell County?    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Sepals triangular-ovate and caudate [that is, with a tail-like appendage], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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JK Marlow    jkm150808_677

August    McDowell County?    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Leaves 10-30cm wide and long, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).

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JK Marlow    jkm150808_679

August    McDowell County?    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Fruit about 2cm wide, not very flavorful, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

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JK Marlow    jkm170818_652

August    Jackson County    NC

Big Ridge Preserve

Inflorescence a compound, flat-topped cyme, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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JK Marlow    jkm180828_4345

August    Jackson County    NC

Big Ridge Preserve

Peduncles, pedicels and calyx covered with gland-tipped red trichomes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_rubus_odoratus

September        

Petals rose-purple, obovate, from 0.6 to 1" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

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JK Marlow    jkm061104_051

November    Swain County    NC

Cherokee Indian Reservation

Leaves palmately lobed with 3-5 triangular, irregularly toothed, divisions, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

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JK Marlow    jkm061104_056

November    Swain County    NC

Cherokee Indian Reservation

Glandular hairs on twigs and petioles, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rubacer odoratum   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rubus odoratus var. odoratus   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rubus odoratus var. odoratus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Rubus odoratus

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus odoratus var. columbianus

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rubus odoratus var. odoratus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-05-001:
Rubus odoratus   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rubacer odoratum

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1271

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Rocky upland forests, boulderfields, rock outcrops and clearings, moist roadsides, and thickets, especially on base-rich substrates, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Common in NC Mountains, rare in GA Mountains

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Not armed

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer
Magenta
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual

Inflorescence a compound, flat-topped cyme

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Aggregate of drupelets

 

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