Rubus regionalis

Rubus regionalis is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It grows in eastern and central Canada (Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick) and the north-central and northeastern United States (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine).[2][3][4]

Rubus regionalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. regionalis
Binomial name
Rubus regionalis
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus junceus var. regionalis L.H. Bailey 1932
  • Rubus viridifrons 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.[5]

References
  1. The Plant List, Rubus recurvicaulis Blanch.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  3. Bailey, Liberty Hyde 1932. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 2(6): 359
  4. Bailey, Liberty Hyde 1947. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 7(3): 240
  5. Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble


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