Swamp dewberry

Rubus hispidus

''Rubus hispidus'', with the common names swamp dewberry, bristly dewberry, bristly groundberry, groundberry, hispid swamp blackberry or running swamp blackberry, is North American species of dewberry in the rose family.

The plant grows in moist or sometimes dry soils, ditches, swales or open woods in central and eastern North America, from Ontario and Minnesota east to Newfoundland, and south to South Carolina and Mississippi.
Swamp Dewberry - Rubus hispidus This plant has white flowers in early to mid-summer, which are replaced by clusters of drupes. Immature drupes are light green or white, then become red during an intermediate stage, and finally blackish when ripe. The drupes consist of druplets, each of which contains a single seed. The mature drupes are sour in flavor. The leaves are semi-evergreen and often turn reddish in the autumn. Habitat: Growing along the edge of a pond in a mixed forest https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83831/swamp_dewberry_-_rubus_hispidus.html Geotagged,Rubus,Rubus hispidus,Summer,Swamp dewberry,United States,dewberry

Appearance

''Rubus hispidus'' is a small, herb-like shrub up to 20 cm tall. The twigs are red and have bristles. Flowers are generally in small clumps, each with five white rounded petals. The fruit are dark purple, almost black.
Swamp Dewberry - Rubus hispidus This plant has white flowers in early to mid-summer, which are replaced by clusters of drupes. Immature drupes are light green or white, then become red during an intermediate stage, and finally blackish when ripe. The drupes consist of druplets, each of which contains a single seed. The mature drupes are sour in flavor. The leaves are semi-evergreen and often turn reddish in the autumn. Habitat: Growing along the edge of a pond in a mixed forest https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83830/swamp_dewberry_-_rubus_hispidus.html Geotagged,Rubus hispidus,Summer,Swamp dewberry,United States

Uses

A dull blue dye can be created from its berries. The fruit also can be used as an astringent.

The berries are rather bitter for culinary use, and so this plant is generally not cultivated.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae
GenusRubus
SpeciesR. hispidus
Photographed in
United States of America