Rubus caesius L., 1753 47% complete

European dewberry

Sp. pl. 1:493. 1753

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Rubus caesius, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced10 Differs from sources4 Source not recorded14 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. pl. 1:493. 1753 No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name European dewberry No source recorded
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Family common name Rose family No source recorded
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Observations Europe to Xinjiang and W. Himalaya, NW. Africa, SW. Arabian Pen. No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 42 cm
  • 42.47 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 57 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 90, 164, 178, 203, 251, 500, 617, 775, 866, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type chamaephyte
  • chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color white Sourced
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth habit Subshrub No source recorded
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Maximum height 60 cm
  • 60 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 90, 164, 178, 203, 251, 500, 617, 775, 866, 918
Sourced
Sexuality hermaphrodite Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months feb, mar, may
  • feb, mar, may · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
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Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 178, 818, 918
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Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 6 / 9 · moderately humid air No source recorded
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Ground humidity 7 / 12 · wet, flooded a few weeks a year (hygrophilous)
  • 7 / 12 · wet, flooded a few weeks a year (hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 489
Sourced
Light 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
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Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 7 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
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Soil salinity 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline)
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242
Differs from sources
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 121 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record