Rubus is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, with over 1,350 species.
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 hispidus, with the common names swamp dewberry, bristly dewberry, bristly groundberry, groundberry, hispid swamp blackberry or running swamp blackberry, is North American species of dewberry in the rose family.
Rubus flagellaris, the northern dewberry, also known as the common dewberry, is a North American species perennial subshrub species of dewberry, in the rose family. This dewberry is distributed across much of Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It grows in diverse habitats ranging from drier savannas to temperate deciduous forests.
Rubus whartoniae, also called Wharton's dewberry, is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found only in the states of Kentucky and Tennessee in the east-central United States.
Rubus apogaeus, the falling dewberry, is a North American species of southern dewberry in section Verotriviales of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is found in scattered locations in the southern 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 blanchardianus is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found only in the State of Vermont in the northeastern United States.
Rubus curtipes, the shortstalk 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 northeastern and north-central United States from Massachusetts west to Minnesota and south to Tennessee, but nowhere is it very common.
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 felix, the woodland dewberry, is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found in scattered locations in the eastern United States.
Rubus segnis is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It grows in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States. Nowhere is it very common.
Rubus ictus is a North American species of dewberry in section Verotriviales of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is native to the southeastern United States, in the States of Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, in addition to Arkansas.
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 uniformis is a North American species of bristleberry in section Setosi of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is known from along the prairie-forest transition zone in Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as a small area of Michigan in the north-central United States.
Rubus meracus is a North American species of dewberry in section Procumbentes of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It grows in the central United States, in the central Mississippi and Ohio Valleys and the Great Lakes region.
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.
