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Threeleaflet dewberry

Rubus trifrons Blanch.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rubus

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Threeleaflet dewberry (Rubus trifrons)
Photo: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English
Threeleaflet dewberry, Domeshape dewberry, Kennebunkport dewberry, Parlin's dewberry, Peaty dewberry, Spreading dewberry, Wet thicket dewberry

Synonyms

  • Rubus adjacens Fernald
  • Rubus grandidens L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus harmonicus L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus jacens Blanch.
  • Rubus parlinii L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus spiculosus Fernald
  • Rubus tardatus Blanch.
  • Rubus tholiformis Fernald
  • Rubus trifrons var. trifrons
  • Rubus zaplutus L.H.Bailey

Characteristics

Growth habit
Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.