Rubus apogaeus

Rubus apogaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species: R. apogaeus
Binomial name
Rubus apogaeus
L.H.Bailey 1941
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus exlex L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus lassus L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus lundelliorum L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus uncus L.H.Bailey

Rubus apogaeus, the falling dewberry,[2] is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is found in scattered locations in the southern United States (Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida).[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]

References

  1. The Plant List, Rubus apogaeus L.H.Bailey
  2. "Rubus apogaeus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Bailey, Liberty Hyde. 1941. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(4): 226–228, figure 97
  5. Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble


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