Rubus schoolcraftianus
Rubus schoolcraftianus is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the rose family. It has been found only in a few locations in Wisconsin and Michigan in the Great Lakes Region of the United States. Nowhere is it very common.[1][2]
| Rubus schoolcraftianus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. schoolcraftianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus schoolcraftianus | |
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
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Bailey, Liberty Hyde 1943. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(5): 330–332, figure 143
- Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble
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