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Rubus trivialis
Trailing vine which often roots at the nodes. Twigs have reddish glandular hairs; prickles are small and scattered. Leaves alternate, palmately compound, with 3-5 leaflets, variable in size and shape; leaflets elliptic to narrow-ovate, twice as long as broad; glabrous; acute to acuminate at apex; margins serrate to dentate; spiny. Inflorescence a solitary flower on an armed and glandular pedicel; calyx 5-lobed, glandular and reflexed; petals 5, white to pink; pistils many, inserted on hypanthium; stamens numerous; flowers appear from March to April. Fruit an aggregation of drupelets, 6-25 mm (1/4-1 in) in diameter, black; fruits mature May to July.
Hillside above and shoreline of Belton Lake.
Fruits are eaten raw or used in jams, jellies, and sauces.
Spotted on Apr 29, 2013
Submitted on May 2, 2013
2 Comments
I just hope I am there when they get ripe. Great pie possibilities.
looks like a healthy crop !