Rubus alaskensis

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Rubus alaskensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. alaskensis
Binomial name
Rubus alaskensis
Synonyms [1]
  • Rubus pubescens var. alaskensis(L.H.Bailey) B.Boivin

Rubus alaskensis, the Alaska blackberry, [2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is native to Alaska and to western Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territory, British Columbia). [3] [4] [5]

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. [6]

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References

  1. The International Plant Names Index, Rubus pubescens var. alaskensis ( L.H.Bailey ) B.Boivin
  2. "Rubus alaskensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA . Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  4. Bailey, Liberty Hyde. 1941. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(1): 30, figure 8
  5. Tropicos, Rubus alaskensis L.H. Bailey
  6. Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble