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Photographer: Janice Stiefel
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Family Rosaceae
Rubus pubescens Raf.
dwarf red raspberry
Rubus: Latin name for "bramble" or "blackberry"
pubescens: with soft, downy hair
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial, 6"-20" tall, non-woody forb; main stems creeping along the ground then putting up erect stems with no prickles |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/4"-1/2" wide, sepals facing downward; inflorescence of 1-3 flowers at the top and sometimes with 1 or 2 from the leaf axils; blooms May-July |
| Fruit: | small, dark-red, 1/4"-1/3" thick berry |
| Leaf: | 2-5, long-stalked, 3-parted, sharply toothed |
| Habitat: | wet; woods, bogs, cedar swamps |
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