Rubus randolphiorum

Rubus randolphiorum is a rare North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in the southeastern United States (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, and the Carolinas). Nowhere is it very common.[2][3]

Rubus randolphiorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. randolphiorum
Binomial name
Rubus randolphiorum
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus argutinus L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus escatilis L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus humei L.H.Bailey

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 randolphiorum 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): 447, 450, figure 203
  4. Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble


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