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Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
May - June
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
June - July
Wineberry's flowers are pink or rose colored. Their sepals are longer than its petals and soon cover the developing fruits. Its canes are covered in red glandular 3–5 mm slender straight prickles and bristles, aiding in identification. When the canes touch the ground, they can re-root and form new plants.
Although Wineberry fruits are delicious, it is a nasty non-native invasive from Asia. Do everyone a favor and collect as many berries as you can for jellies, jams and pastries, or just eating out of hand. Just don't spit the seeds out into the wild!
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Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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