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Rubus bartonianus

roughfruit berry, dwarf bramble, hairy-fruit smooth dewberry

Habit Unarmed, pubescent, trailing perennial with stolonous, freely-rooting, herbaceous stems up to 2 m. long, the erect flowering stems up to 1 dm. long.
Leaves

Leaf blades broadly cordate-reniform, 3-6 cm. broad, shallowly to deeply 3-lobed, the lobes rounded, doubly serrate; 1-3 reduced leaves on the flowering stems.

Flowers

Flowers 1 or 2 on each stem;

calyx puberulent, the 5 lobes lanceolate, pointed, 4-7 mm. long, reflexed;

petals 5, white, 5-8 mm. long;

stamens numerous, pistils 7-15.

Fruits

Drupelets puberulent, juicy, semi-coherent, red, the fruit under 1 cm. broad.

Rubus bartonianus

Rubus lasiococcus

Flowering time June-August
Habitat Moist to dry woods, lowlands to subalpine.
Distribution
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest and in the Olympic Mountains in Washington; British Columbia to California.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
R. allegheniensis, R. arcticus, R. bifrons, R. idaeus, R. laciniatus, R. lasiococcus, R. leucodermis, R. nigerrimus, R. nivalis, R. parviflorus, R. pedatus, R. pensilvanicus, R. pubescens, R. spectabilis, R. ulmifolius, R. ursinus, R. vestitus
R. allegheniensis, R. arcticus, R. bifrons, R. idaeus, R. laciniatus, R. leucodermis, R. nigerrimus, R. nivalis, R. parviflorus, R. pedatus, R. pensilvanicus, R. pubescens, R. spectabilis, R. ulmifolius, R. ursinus, R. vestitus
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