Common Dewberry

Description:

Once the flowers of the northern dewberry are fertilized, drupes soon grow and replace each flower. These are edible and quite tasty! To see a different specimen in flower: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/229... A native fruiting plant with a trailing stem running along the ground for up to 15 feet. The stem has scattered hooked prickles, and is green when young, brown when older. The fruiting stems rise from the trailing stem, sometimes rising to 4 feet above the ground. The leaves are compound, usually trifoliate, with the three leaflets having a serrated edge. To see this specimen later in the season: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/438...

Habitat:

Found in: AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV R. flagellaris grows in a wide range of habitats including mesic to dry savannas and sandy savannas, abandoned fields, meadows in wooded areas and woodland borders.

Notes:

Spotted growing on a wooded drive near an old church and cemetery and a utility plant.