Rubus felix
Rubus felix, the woodland dewberry,[2] is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found in scattered locations in the eastern United States (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Long Island in New York State, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky). [3][4]
| Rubus felix | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. felix |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus felix L.H.Bailey 1943 | |
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The genetics of Rubus is extremely complex, so 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
- The Plant List, Rubus felix L.H.Bailey
- "Rubus felix". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 25 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): 271, figure 111
- Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble
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