Rubus aboriginum

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|genus = Rubus
|species = aboriginum
|authority = Rydb. 1913
|synonyms = 
 Rubus almus L.H.Bailey
 Rubus austrinus L.H.Bailey
 Rubus bollianus L.H.Bailey
 Rubus clair-brownii L.H.Bailey
 Rubus decor L.H. Bailey
 Rubus flagellaris var. almus L.H.Bailey
 Rubus foliaceus L.H. Bailey
 Rubus ignarus L.H. Bailey
 Rubus ricei L.H. Bailey 
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}}Rubus aboriginum is a North American species of dewberry, known as the garden dewberry and  aboriginal dewberry'''. Like other dewberries, it is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, related to the blackberry. It is native to the United States and Mexico, primarily in the southern Great Plains with additional populations scattered in the eastern United States and in Nuevo León.

HabitatRubus aboriginum typically inhabits areas of rocky soil and partial shade, such as open woodlands and abandoned fields.

DescriptionRubus aboriginum is a bushy, viny bramble, up to  in height and breadth, but often smaller. Branches appear 'hairy' when young, and become smooth as they mature, with infrequent, short, hooked thorns. Leaves are ovate, with serrated edges; flowers are white, have five petals, and are about  in diameter. Fruits resemble other dewberries or small blackberries.Rubus aboriginum is very closely related to the northern dewberry, Rubus flagellaris'', and is sometimes treated as a subspecies.

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Category:Berries
Category:Plants described in 1913
Category:Flora of North America