Rubus bicknellii, the Nantucket blackberry,[2] is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is found only on the Island of Nantucket. This is part of the Commonwealth (state) of Massachusetts in the northeastern United States.[3][4][5]
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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. bicknellii
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubus bicknellii L.H.Bailey 1941
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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.[6]
References edit
- ^ The Plant List, Rubus bicknellii L.H.Bailey
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rubus bicknellii". 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. 1941. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(3): 164, 166–168, figure 66
- ^ Yesterday's Island, Today's Nantucket, Volume 40 Issue 7 • June 17-23, 2010, Nantucket Science, island blackberries
- ^ Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble
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