Rubus aptatus
Appearance
Rubus aptatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Rubus |
Species: | R. aptatus
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Binomial name | |
Rubus aptatus L.H.Bailey 1943
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Rubus aptatus, the drybank dewberry,[1] is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is found in scattered locations in the northeastern United States (Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey).[2][3]
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
[edit]- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rubus aptatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Bailey, Liberty Hyde. 1943. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(5): 315, 318, figure 136
- ^ Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble