Difference between revisions of "Rubus cuneifolius"
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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> | + | 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"/> | + | 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. --> | ||
| + | ''Rubus cuneifolius'' is a dioecious perennial subshrub.<ref name="USDA"/> | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 8 December 2017
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| 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 Pursh | |
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| Natural range of Rubus cuneifolius from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common Name(s): sand blackberry[1][2], sand bramble, wedge sand blackberry[2]
Contents
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
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ↑ Nelson G. (6 December 2017) PanFlora. Retrieved from gilnelson.com/PanFlora/
