''Rubus depavitus'' is a North American species of

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, known as the Aberdeen dewberry. Like other dewberries, it is a species of flowering plant in the

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, related to the

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. It is native to the east-central United States (Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, and West Virginia).Bailey, Liberty Hyde. 1943. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(5): 382–384

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* depravitus Flora of the Eastern United States Plants described in 1943 Taxa named by Liberty Hyde Bailey {{Rubus-stub