Southern Dewberry   Rubus trivialis    
Rose family — Rosaceae

Also known as:
Zarzamora, Dewberry, Wild Blackberry

Slides: (click for larger view)

The fruits of the dewberry are one of the best wild foods in Texas. Throughout the eastern half of Texas, dewberry is common on roadsides and in woodlands, where it flowers in the spring to produce its succulent fruits in early summer.

Dried Specimens: (click for larger view)

Flowering Months: March, April

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