Rubus apogaeus, the falling dewberry, is a North American species of southern dewberry in section Verotriviales of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is found in scattered locations in the southern United States (Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida).Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapBailey, Liberty Hyde 1941. Species batorum. The genus Rubus in North America. Vol. IV. Verotriviales. Gentes Herbarum 5: 199-228

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