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 strigosus, the American red raspberry or American raspberry, is a species of Rubus native to much of North America. It was often treated as a variety or subspecies of the closely related Eurasian Rubus idaeus, but is now 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 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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 wheeleri is a North American species of bristleberry in section Setosi of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family.
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 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 pascuus is an uncommon North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows only in the United States, primarily in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas but with scattered populations farther east in New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas.
