Rubus gulosus

Rubus gulosus is a North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found only in the US State of Maine and the adjacent Canadian Province of New Brunswick.[1][2]

Rubus gulosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. gulosus
Binomial name
Rubus gulosus

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.[3]

References

  1. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. Bailey, Liberty Hyde 1941. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(3): 172, 176, figure 70. ]
  3. Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble


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