{"id":71935,"date":"2020-03-10T14:41:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T18:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/?page_id=71935"},"modified":"2021-11-05T10:09:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T14:09:12","slug":"swamp-dewberry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/flora-fauna-found-in-lowell\/swamp-dewberry\/","title":{"rendered":"Swamp Dewberry"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Swamp Dewberry<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>Walking along the Wolf Pine Trail at our <a href=\"https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/explore-the-properties\/conservation-land\/west-meadow\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">West Meadow<\/span><\/strong><\/a> property you may not see signs of spring from a cursory glance.<\/h4>\n<h4>Upon walking a little slower and\u00a0taking a closer look, you&#8217;ll\u00a0find<strong> swamp dewberry<\/strong> along the trail, hiding underneath leaves of oak, maple, and white pine needles. <em>Rubus hispidus<\/em>, also known as bristly blackberry, is a creeping bramble in the rose family.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Form:<\/strong> The woody stems of dewberry trail along, forming arches that can root from the tip, similar to the long canes of its blackberry and raspberry relatives.\u00a0 As the common names imply, the stems produce bristly hairs.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> Swamp dewberry favors wet to moist habitats such as the wetland margins of <a href=\"https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/explore-the-properties\/conservation-land\/west-meadow\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">West Meadow<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. <em>Rubus hispidus<\/em> can also be found in woodlands, forest edges, meadows, and fields.<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_71939\" style=\"width: 365px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/89078057_2741319599237434_8902433985800437760_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71939\" class=\" wp-image-71939\" src=\"https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/89078057_2741319599237434_8902433985800437760_o.jpg\" alt=\"Swamp Dewberry\" width=\"355\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/89078057_2741319599237434_8902433985800437760_o.jpg 1425w, https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/89078057_2741319599237434_8902433985800437760_o-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/89078057_2741319599237434_8902433985800437760_o-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/89078057_2741319599237434_8902433985800437760_o-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/89078057_2741319599237434_8902433985800437760_o-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/89078057_2741319599237434_8902433985800437760_o-380x507.jpg 380w, https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/89078057_2741319599237434_8902433985800437760_o-53x70.jpg 53w, https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/89078057_2741319599237434_8902433985800437760_o-68x90.jpg 68w, https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/89078057_2741319599237434_8902433985800437760_o-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-71939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Note the stems of the swamp dewberry trailing on the ground in late winter.<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><strong>Flowers and pollinators:<\/strong> Being in the rose family, <em>Rubus hispidus<\/em> produces a 5-petaled white flower early to mid-summer that attracts bees, flies, and small butterflies.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Fruit:<\/strong> The <strong>fruits<\/strong> are fleshy drupes similar to blackberries, but generally more sour.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Wildlife:<\/strong> The fruits are eaten by many species of birds, turtles, mice, squirrels, and larger mammals.\u00a0 Muskrats may eat the roots and rabbit and deer may browse the leaves and woody stems.\u00a0 With its nature to form dense thickets of bristly canes and foliage, swamp dewberry provides nesting habitat and protective cover for various wildlife, including garter snakes on a warm March day!<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\">(March 2020 &#8211; 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