Rubus blanchardianus (Blanchard's dewberry)[2] is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found only in the State of Vermont in the northeastern United States.[3][4][5]
| Rubus blanchardianus | |
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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. blanchardianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubus blanchardianus (L.H. Bailey) 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
- ^ Tropicos, Rubus blanchardianus (L.H. Bailey) L.H. Bailey
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rubus blanchardianus". 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. 1923. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 31(4): 175, figure 79, as Rubus hispidus var. blanchardianus
- ^ The Plant List, Rubus blanchardianus (L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey
- ^ Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble
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