Chihuahuan Deserts, Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Southern Texas Plains, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
Eastern Cross Timbers, Grand Prairie
Bastrop Lost Pines, Floodplains and Low Terraces2, Northern Post Oak Savanna, Northern Prairie Outliers, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies
Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie, Southern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces, Red River Bottomlands, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Tertiary Uplands
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Groundcover
Height
1
to
3
ft.
Spread
1
to
3
ft.
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Moist, Dry
Light Requirement
Sun, Part Shade
Water Requirement
Medium
Native Habitat
Grassland, Woodland, Wetland or Riparian
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
White
Bloom Season
Spring
Seasonal Interest
Fruit, Nectar
Wildlife Benefit
Birds, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects, Bees
Maintenance
Dewberries can grow into dense, arching thickets.
Comments
Blooms January-June. Southern Dewberry is a sprawling herb with woody, tangled, arching stems. In the spring, white flowers are followed by small, seedy, red berries. The berries are a favorite food for birds and mammals, including people.
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