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Missouri dewberry

Rubus missouricus

Also called Missouri Blackberry, Missouri Bristleberry

Missouri dewberry is a wild North American bristleberry (Rubus missouricus) in the rose family, found scattered across the north-central and east-central United States. It is a native wild bramble rather than a commonly cultivated garden plant.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during establishment and in dry spells, keeping the soil evenly moist but not soggy.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam or sandy loam, slightly acidic to neutral.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters typical of its native range; protect young plants from late frosts.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic

About

Rubus missouricus is a North American species of bristleberry in section Setosi of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is found in scattered locations in the north-central (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri) and east central (Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia) parts of the United States. Nowhere is it very common.

Other Rubus plants

Bundy Blackberry · Garden dewberry · Thorny dewberry · Windham County Blackberry · Rubus adenophorus · Tropical Highland Blackberry · Peaty dewberry · Alaska blackberry · Allegheny blackberry · Rubus alnifolius · Rubus alpinus · Maine dewberry

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rubus missouricus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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