Rubus pascuus

Rubus pascuus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Rosales
Family:Rosaceae
Genus:Rubus
Species: R. pascuus
Binomial name
Rubus pascuus
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus serissimus L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus uliginosus Fernald

Rubus pascuus is an uncommon North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows only in the United States, primarily in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas but with scattered populations farther east in New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas.[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

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Rubus pascuus 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(6): 440–442, figure 200
  4. ↑ Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble


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