Rubus aboriginum
{{Short description|Berry and plant}}
{{Speciesbox
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|genus = Rubus
|species = aboriginum
|authority = Rydb. 1913
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- Rubus almus L.H.Bailey
- Rubus austrinus L.H.Bailey
- Rubus bollianus L.H.Bailey
- Rubus clair-brownii L.H.Bailey
- Rubus decor L.H. Bailey
- Rubus flagellaris var. almus L.H.Bailey
- Rubus foliaceus L.H. Bailey
- Rubus ignarus L.H. Bailey
- Rubus ricei L.H. Bailey
|synonyms_ref = {{PLANTS |symbol=RUAB |taxon=Rubus aboriginum |access-date=23 October 2015}}{{GRIN | accessdate=9 August 2013}}
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Rubus aboriginum is a North American species of dewberry in the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is commonly known as garden dewberry and aboriginal dewberry. It is native to the United States and Mexico, primarily in the southern Great Plains.
Description
Rubus aboriginum is a bushy, viny bramble, up to {{convert|6|ft|m|abbr=off|order=flip}} in height and breadth, but often smaller. Branches appear 'hairy' when young, and become smooth as they mature, with infrequent, short, hooked thorns. The leaves are ovate, with serrated edges; flowers are white, have five petals, and are about {{convert|1|in|mm|abbr=off|order=flip}} in diameter. The fruits resemble other dewberries or small blackberries.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/751116#page/87/mode/1up Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 473]
R. aboriginum is very closely related to the northern dewberry, Rubus flagellaris,{{cite web|title=Rubus aboriginum|url=http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/rubu-abo.htm|work=University of Oklahoma Biological Survey|publisher=University of Oklahoma|access-date=9 August 2013}} and is sometimes treated as a subspecies.
Distribution and habitat
It is native to the United States and Mexico, primarily in the southern Great Plains with additional populations scattered in the eastern US and in Nuevo León.{{BONAP|genus=Rubus|species=aboriginum|date=2014}}
The species typically inhabits areas of rocky soil and partial shade, such as open woodlands and abandoned fields.
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