Rubus hispidoides
Rubus hispidoides is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found only in the Commonwealth (state) of Massachusetts in the northeastern United States.[1][2]
| Rubus hispidoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. hispidoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus hispidoides L.H.Bailey 1947 | |
The genetics of Rubus is extremely complex, so that it is difficult to decide on which groups should be recognized as species. There are many rare species with limited ranges such as this. Further study is suggested to clarify the taxonomy.[3]
References
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Bailey, Liberty Hyde 1947. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 7(3): 252–254, figure 86
- Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble
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