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San Antonio River Authority

Rubus lucidus

Rubus lucidus Rydb.

Manatee Dewberry, Southern Dewberry

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Synonym(s): Rubus nessianus

USDA Symbol: RULU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Aggregate , Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Fruit: Aggregated drupelets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: FL , GA , LA , MS , SC , TX

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0231 Collected Mar. 1, 1987 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe

1 specimen(s) available in the Digital Herbarium

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Rubus lucidus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Rubus lucidus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rubus lucidus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-11
Research By: CBR

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