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dwarf bramble, hairy-fruit smooth dewberry, rough fruit berry, roughfruit raspberry

stone bramble

Habit Herbs, 1–1.5 dm, unarmed. Herbs or subshrubs, to 4 dm, armed or unarmed.
Stems

creeping, flowering branches erect, sparsely hairy, eglandular or sparsely to moderately short-stipitate-glandular, not pruinose.

usually creeping, ± woody basally, sparsely to densely hairy, eglandular, not pruinose;

prickles absent or sparse, erect, weak, 1–3 mm, narrow-based.

Leaves

deciduous, simple or ternate;

stipules broadly elliptic to ovate, 5–10 mm;

leaflets 3(–5), blade reniform or orbiculate, terminal lobe or leaflets broadly obovate to obovate-cuneate, 1.5–4(–6) × 1.5–4(–6) cm, base cordate, 3(–5)-lobed, margins coarsely doubly dentate, apex rounded to acute, abaxial surfaces sparsely hairy on veins, eglandular.

deciduous, ternate;

stipules free from petioles, lanceolate to ovate or elliptic, 6–11 mm;

petiole 2–11 cm;

petiolule of terminal leaflet 8–20 mm;

lateral leaflet sessile or subsessile;

terminal leaflets ovate to elliptic, 4–8 × 3–7 cm, base tapered, unlobed, lateral leaflets sometimes shallowly lobed, margins coarsely doubly serrate, apex acute, abaxial surfaces unarmed, sparsely hairy, eglandular.

Inflorescences

1–2-flowered.

axillary, 1–6-flowered, cymiform or umbelliform.

Pedicels

sparsely to moderately hairy, short-stipitate-glandular.

unarmed or prickles weak, erect, hairy, eglandular or sparsely stipitate-glandular.

Flowers

bisexual;

petals white, broadly elliptic to obovate to orbiculate, (5–)8–10(–12) mm;

filaments filiform;

ovaries densely hairy, styles filiform, glabrous.

bisexual;

petals greenish white, narrowly obovate, 5.5–7 mm;

filaments laminar;

ovaries glabrous.

Fruits

red, hemispheric, 1 cm;

drupelets 5–15, weakly coherent, falling separately or as loose units free from torus.

red, globose, 0.5–1.5 cm;

drupelets 1–10, not or weakly coherent, separating with torus attached.

2n

= 14.

= 28.

Rubus lasiococcus

Rubus saxatilis

Phenology Flowering May–Aug. Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat Moist to dry, semiopen forests, wet meadows, roadsides, dry sand Birch scrub, talus slopes
Elevation 800–2000 m (2600–6600 ft) 1300–2100 m (4300–6900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR; WA; BC
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from USDA
Greenland; Eurasia
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Discussion

Rubus lasiococcus is recognized by its creeping, unarmed stems, simple 3-lobed to 3-foliate leaves, small flowers, white petals, and densely hairy ovaries.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Rubus saxatilis is defined by its creeping, unarmed or weakly armed stems, ternate leaves, and relatively small white petals. It has very weak prickles that detach easily, sometimes giving plants an unarmed appearance. The species is known in the flora area from only two sites in southern Greenland (T. W. Böcher 1938; D. B. Jensen and K. D. Christensen 2003).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 9, p. 44. FNA vol. 9, p. 52.
Parent taxa Rosaceae > subfam. Rosoideae > tribe Rubeae > Rubus Rosaceae > subfam. Rosoideae > tribe Rubeae > Rubus
Sibling taxa
R. allegheniensis, R. arcticus, R. bartonianus, R. bifrons, R. caesius, R. canadensis, R. chamaemorus, R. cuneifolius, R. deliciosus, R. flagellaris, R. glaucifolius, R. hispidus, R. idaeus, R. illecebrosus, R. laciniatus, R. leucodermis, R. neomexicanus, R. nivalis, R. niveus, R. nutkanus, R. occidentalis, R. odoratus, R. parviflorus, R. parvifolius, R. pascuus, R. pedatus, R. pensilvanicus, R. phoenicolasius, R. pubescens, R. repens, R. saxatilis, R. setosus, R. spectabilis, R. trivialis, R. ulmifolius, R. ursinus, R. vestitus
R. allegheniensis, R. arcticus, R. bartonianus, R. bifrons, R. caesius, R. canadensis, R. chamaemorus, R. cuneifolius, R. deliciosus, R. flagellaris, R. glaucifolius, R. hispidus, R. idaeus, R. illecebrosus, R. laciniatus, R. lasiococcus, R. leucodermis, R. neomexicanus, R. nivalis, R. niveus, R. nutkanus, R. occidentalis, R. odoratus, R. parviflorus, R. parvifolius, R. pascuus, R. pedatus, R. pensilvanicus, R. phoenicolasius, R. pubescens, R. repens, R. setosus, R. spectabilis, R. trivialis, R. ulmifolius, R. ursinus, R. vestitus
Name authority A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 201. (1882) Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 494. (1753)
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