Rubus spectatus

Rubus spectatus a North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in eastern and central Canada (Quebec and Ontario) and the northern United States (New York, Michigan, and Indiana).[2][3]

Rubus spectatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. spectatus
Binomial name
Rubus spectatus
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus oriens 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 spectatus L.H.Bailey
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  3. Bailey, Liberty Hyde 1941. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(3): 182–184, figure 75
  4. Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble


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