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Rubus adjacens

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Rubus adjacens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. adjacens
Binomial name
Rubus adjacens
Fernald 1940

Rubus adjacens, the peaty dewberry,[1] is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is native to eastern Canada (Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia) and the northeastern and east-central United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland.[2][3][4]

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] Some studies have suggested that R. adjacens may have originated as a hybrid between R. setosus and R. hispidus.[6]

References

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  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Rubus adjacens​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Fernald, Merritt Lyndon. 1940. Rhodora 42(500): 290-293 description in Latin, commentary in English
  4. ^ Fernald, Merritt Lyndon. 1940. Rhodora 42(500): plates 616-618 photos of Rubus adjacens
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble
  6. ^ Flora of North America, Rubus setosus Bigelow, 1824. Bristly blackberry, ronce sétuleuse