Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: 2
Fruit:
Size Class: 1-3 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , IL , KS , KY , LA , MD , MO , MS , NC , OH , OK , SC , TN , TX , VA
Native Distribution: Maryland south to Florida, west to Texas and Kansas.
Native Habitat: Swamps, Flood plains, bottomland
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry , Moist
Conditions Comments: Startling white 1 flowers followed by small berries grace the the mounds of arching canes this plant produces. The berries are favored for pies and jam. Will grow a small thicket of canes.

Benefit

Use Wildlife: Nectar-insects, Cover, Fruit-birds, Fruit-mammals
Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Attracts: Birds
Deer Resistant: Moderate

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Special Value to Bumble Bees
Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

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From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Fredericksburg Nature Center - Fredericksburg, TX
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX
Pineywoods Native Plant Center - Nacogdoches, TX
Brackenridge Field Laboratory - Austin, TX
Crosby Arboretum - Picayune, MS
Stengl Biological Research Station - Smithville, TX
Texas Master Naturalists - Lost Pines Chapter - Bastrop, TX
Jacob's Well Natural Area - Wimberley, TX

Wildflower Center Seed Bank

LBJWC-4 Collected 2006-05-12 in Travis County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Bibliography

Bibref 354 - Native & Naturalized Woody Plants of Austin & the Hill Country (1981) Lynch, D.
Bibref 286 - Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country (1989) Enquist, M.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Rubus trivialis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Rubus trivialis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rubus trivialis