Rubus probabilis

Rubus probabilis is an uncommon North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in the southeastern United States from Maryland to Mississippi.[2][3]

Rubus probabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. probabilis
Binomial name
Rubus probabilis
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus cuneifolius var. austrifer L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus sejunctus 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 probabilis L.H.Bailey
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Bailey, Liberty Hyde 1923. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 1(4): 180, figure 81
  4. Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble


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