. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 18. Rubus hispidus L. Hispid or Running Swamp Blackberry. Fig. 2305, Rubus hispidus L. Sp. PI. 493. 1753. Rubus obovalis Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. i : 298. 1803. Stems slender, slightly woody, creeping, more or less densely beset with weak, rctrorse bristles. erect or ascending, 4-12' long, naked, or with a few scattered prickles; leaves petioled, 3-foliolate or rarely 5
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 18. Rubus hispidus L. Hispid or Running Swamp Blackberry. Fig. 2305, Rubus hispidus L. Sp. PI. 493. 1753. Rubus obovalis Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. i : 298. 1803. Stems slender, slightly woody, creeping, more or less densely beset with weak, rctrorse bristles. erect or ascending, 4-12' long, naked, or with a few scattered prickles; leaves petioled, 3-foliolate or rarely 5-foliolate; leaflets obovate, obtuse, thick, persistent, somewhat shining above, narrowed at the base, J'-lii' long, sharply serrate above the middle; peduncles terminal or axillary, nearly or quite leafless; flowers racemose, white, 6"-8" broad; petals exceeding the sepals; fruit red- dish, or nearly black when ripe, sour, usually less than i' long, composed of few drupelets. In swamps or low grounds, rarely in dry soil. Nova Scotia to Ontario and Minnesota, south to Georgia and Kansas. Ascends to 3500 ft. in North Carolina. Leaves sometimes persistent into the winter. Leaflets of sterile shoots sometimes 2'-3' long. June-July.
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