Rubus uvidus

Rubus uvidus is a North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in the province of Québec in eastern Canada, as well as in the northeastern and north-central United States (New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Wisconsin).[2][3]

Rubus uvidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. uvidus
Binomial name
Rubus uvidus
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus associus Hanes ex L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus humilior L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus licens L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus localis 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 uvidus 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): 304, figure 129
  4. Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble


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