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Rubus allegheniensis and other spp.; blackberry, bramble, dewberry [Rosaceae]  Numerous species of 2-8' tall upright or creeping (dewberries) native shrubs with a perennial base and stout prickled canes that survive two years.  Often roots at the tips.  1" wide white flowers with 5 conspicuous petals are aggregated in racemes.  Fruit juicy, usually black.  Leaves palmately compound, typically with 5 leaflets.  Found in dry fields, clearings, and open woods.  [074]

   

 

 

 

 

 

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