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.
Rubus strigosus, the American red raspberry or American raspberry, is a species of Rubus native to much of North America. It has often been treated as a variety or subspecies of the closely related Eurasian Rubus idaeus, but currently is more commonly treated as a distinct species. Many of the commercial raspberry cultivars grown for their fruit derive from hybrids between R. strigosus and R. idaeus; see Raspberry for more details.
Rubus alaskensis, the Alaska blackberry, is a North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is native to Alaska and to western Canada.
Rubus alumnus, the oldfield blackberry, is a North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is native to eastern and central Canada and the eastern and central United States.
Rubus apogaeus, the falling dewberry, is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is found in scattered locations in the southern United States.
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 bushii, common name Bush's blackberry, is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found only in the central United States.
Rubus deamii, common name Deam's dewberry, is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in 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 dissimilis, the bristly Oswego blackberry, is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It grows in scattered locations in the northeastern and north-central United States. Nowhere is it very common.
Rubus fraternalis is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found in Québec and in the northeastern United States.
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 missouricus is an uncommon North American species of flowering plants in 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 regionalis is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It grows in eastern and central Canada and the north-central and northeastern United States.
Rubus wheeleri a North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in eastern and central Canada and the northern United States.
Rubus michiganensis is an uncommon North American species of brambles in 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 multifer, known as fruitful dewberry, is a North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in the northeastern and north-central United States, from Maine to Minnesota south as far as Virginia and Illinois.
Rubus uvidus is a North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in the province of Québec in eastern Canada, as well as in the northeastern and north-central United States.
Rubus suus is an uncommon North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in the eastern and south-central United States from Georgia north to Pennsylvania and Ohio, west to eastern Texas.
Rubus ortivus is uncommon North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in the northeastern United States (Maine) and eastern Canada.
Rubus stipulatus is uncommon North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in and near the Great Lakes region of Canada (Ontario) and the United States.
