Rubus meracus

Rubus meracus is an uncommon North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in the central United States, in the central Mississippi and Ohio Valleys and the Great Lakes region.[2][3]

Rubus meracus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. meracus
Binomial name
Rubus meracus
Synonyms[1]

Rubus tantulus L.H.Bailey

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.[4]

References

  1. The Plant List, Rubus meracus L.H.Bailey
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Bailey, Liberty Hyde 1943. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(5): 357, figure 157
  4. Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble


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