Rubus audax, the Tampa blackberry,[1] is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is found in scattered locations in the southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas).[2][3]
| Rubus audax | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. audax
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubus audax L.H.Bailey 1932
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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 edit
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rubus audax". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Bailey, Liberty Hyde. 1932. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 2(6): 367–368, figure 165
- ^ Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble
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