The dewberries are a group of species in the genus Rubus, section Rubus, closely related to the blackberries. They are small trailing brambles with aggregate fruits, reminiscent of the raspberry, but are usually purple to black instead of red. Alternatively, they are sometimes referred to as ground berries.
Rubus allegheniensis is a North American species of highbush blackberry in section Alleghenienses of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is the most common and widespread highbush blackberry in eastern and central North America. It is commonly known as Allegheny blackberry.
Rubus alumnus is a North American species of highbush blackberry in section Alleghenienses of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is native to eastern and central Canada and the eastern and central United States.
Rubus arvensis, the field blackberry, is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is found in scattered locations in the southeastern and south-central United States.
Rubus baileyanus, common name Bailey's dewberry, is a North American species of dewberry in section Flagellares of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is found in scattered locations in central Canada and in the eastern and north-central United States, primarily in the Appalachian Mountains. Its range extends from Massachusetts, Ontario, and Wisconsin south as far as Missouri, Tennessee, and North Carolina, though it is not common in any of those places.
Rubus deamii, known as Deam's dewberry, is a North American species of dewberry in section Procumbentes of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It grows in scattered locations in the east-central United States and southern Canada, from Ontario south to Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia, but nowhere is it very common.
Rubus fecundus is a North American species of dewberry in section Procumbentes of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It has been in central Canada and in the eastern and central United States, from Québec and Ontario south as far as Missouri, Alabama and South Carolina. Nowhere is it very common, though most of the known populations can be found in the Ozarks and the Appalachians.
Rubus setosus, the bristly blackberry, is a North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is widespread in much of central and eastern Canada and the northeastern and north-central United States
Rubus frondosus is a North American species of highbush blackberry in section Arguti of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It has been found in Ontario and in the eastern and central United States from Maine south to Georgia and west as far as Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Minnesota.
Rubus missouricus is a North American species of bristleberry in section Setosi of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is found in scattered locations in the north-central and east central parts of the United States. Nowhere is it very common.
Rubus recurvans is a North American species of highbush blackberry in section Arguti of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is found in eastern and central Canada and in the eastern and north-central United States. The specific epithet recurvans refers to the tendency of the primocanes to recurve, a trait that is not shared with similar tall blackberries.
Rubus roribaccus a North American species of brambles in the rose family, called the Lucretia blackberry. It grows in eastern Canada (Québec) and the eastern and central United States.
Rubus rosa is a North American species of highbush blackberry in section Alleghenienses of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It grows in eastern Canada (Québec) and the eastern and central United States.
Rubus michiganensis, known as Michigan dewberry a North American species of dewberry in section Flagellares of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It has been found in the Province of Ontario in central Canada, as well as in the Great Lakes region and in the Appalachian Mountains of the United States.
Rubus riograndis is a North American species of dewberry in section Verotriviales of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It has been found only in Texas in the south-central United States.
Rubus multifer is a North American species of dewberry in section Procumbentes of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is commonly known as Kinnikinnick dewberry or fruitful dewberry. It is rare or under-documented in most of its range extending from Minnesota to Maine and Virginia, except for the St. Croix River Basin and surrounding sandy regions of Minnesota and Wisconsin, where it is locally common.
Rubus mollior is an uncommon North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in the central United States.
Rubus steelei is an uncommon North American species of dewberry in section Procumbentes of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It grows in the Upper Mississippi Valley, the Great Lakes region and the Appalachian Mountains, with isolated populations scattered in Texas, Georgia, and Alabama.
Rubus ablatus is a North American species of blackberry in section Arguti of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is native to the north-central United States from Minnesota south to Missouri and east to Ohio.
Rubus ferrofluvius is a North American species of dewberry in section Procumbentes of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. The specific epithet ferrofluvius refers to its type locality in Iron River, Wisconsin, so it may be called Iron River dewberry. So far, it has been collected from scattered locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. This plant is distinguished from similar dewberries in its range by a combination of its 3-leafleted, often lobed compound leaves and corymb-type inflorescences.
