Rubus paludivagus
Rubus paludivagusis a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found only on the edges of cranberry bogs on Cape Cod. This is in the Commonwealth (State) of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States.[1][2][3]
| Rubus paludivagus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. paludivagus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus paludivagus Fernald 1940 | |
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
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Merritt Lyndon. 1940. Rhodora 42(500): 293-294 description in Latin, commentary in English
- Fernald, Merritt Lyndon. 1940. Rhodora 42(500): plates 618-619 photos of Rubus paludivagus
- Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble
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