Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Dalibarda repens L. Sp. PI. 491. 1753
Rubus Dalibarda L. Sp. PI. ed. 2. 708. 1762.
Dalibarda violaeoides Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 299. 1803.
Dalibarda cordata Stephan, Mem. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 1: 129. 1806.
Stem herbaceous, creeping, slender, rooting at the nodes, villous, 1-2 cm. long; leaves simple, petioled; stipules free, lanceolate or subulate; leaf-blades reniform, crenate, 2-4 cm. broad, sparingly pubescent on both sides; sepals of the petaliferous flowers about 3 mm. long; petals white, oblong, 5-7 mm. long; sepals of the fertile flowers about 4 mm. long, closing around the fruit; drupelets white, 3-3.5 mm. long, nearly dry, distinct.
Type locality: Canada.
Distribution: Woods, from Nova Scotia to New Jersey, Ohio, and Minnesota; North Carolina
- bibliographic citation
- Per Axel Rydberg. 1913. ROSACEAE (pars). North American flora. vol 22(5). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
