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Common Name(s): sand blackberry<ref name="Weakley 2015">Weakley A. S.(2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref><ref name="USDA">USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 30 November 2017). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.</ref>
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Common Name(s): sand blackberry<ref name="Weakley 2015">Weakley A. S.(2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref><ref name="USDA">USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 30 November 2017). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.</ref>, sand bramble, wedge sand blackberry<ref name="USDA"/>
  
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
Varieties: ''R. cuneifolius'' var. ''angustior''; ''R. cuneifolius'' var. ''subellipticus''; ''R. cuneifolius'' var. ''spiniceps''<ref name="USDA"/>
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Varieties: ''R. cuneifolius'' var. ''angustior''; ''R. cuneifolius'' var. ''subellipticus''; ''R. cuneifolius'' var. ''spiniceps''<ref name="USDA"/><br>
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Synonym(s): ''R. chapmannii''; ''R. dixiensis''
  
 
==Description==<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. -->
 
==Description==<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. -->
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''Rubus cuneifolius'' is a dioecious perennial subshrub.<ref name="USDA"/>
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==

Revision as of 13:23, 8 December 2017

Rubus cuneifolius
Rubus cuneifolius NRCS.jpg
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock hosted at USDA NRCS Plants Database.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species: R. cuneifolius
Binomial name
Rubus cuneifolius
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RUBU CUNE DIST.JPG
Natural range of Rubus cuneifolius from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Name(s): sand blackberry[1][2], sand bramble, wedge sand blackberry[2]

Taxonomic Notes

Varieties: R. cuneifolius var. angustior; R. cuneifolius var. subellipticus; R. cuneifolius var. spiniceps[2]

Synonym(s): R. chapmannii; R. dixiensis

Description

Rubus cuneifolius is a dioecious perennial subshrub.[2]

Distribution

R. cuneifolius is found primarily on the coastal plains from Connecticut and New York south to Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.[1][2]

Ecology

Habitat

R. cuneifolius commonly inhabits woodlands, forests, and disturbed areas.[1]

Phenology

Flowering occurs between March and June, peaking in April.[1][3]

Use by animals

The sand blackberry composes 10-25% of the diet for many species of terrestrial birds, large mammals and small mammals. It is also an occasional source of cover for small mammals and terrestrial birds.[2]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weakley A. S.(2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 30 November 2017). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  3. Nelson G. (6 December 2017) PanFlora. Retrieved from gilnelson.com/PanFlora/