Rubus bifrons
| Rubus bifrons | |
|---|---|
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| Flower | |
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| Berries | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. bifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus bifrons Vest 1821 | |
Rubus bifrons is a European species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is widespread across much of Europe[1] and naturalized in scattered parts of North America.[2] It is sometimes considered to include the species R. armeniacus.[3]
Rubus bifrons is a spiny shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Stems are biennial, arching, sometimes creeping. Leaves are palmately compound with 3 or 5 leaflets. Flowers are white or pink, in large arrays at the ends of branches, sometimes containing as many as 100 flowers. Fruits are black.[3]
References
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Rubus bifrons Tratt. photos, drawings, European distribution map
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- 1 2 "Rubus bifrons Vest, 1821. European or Himalayan blackberry", Flora of North America, 2014
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