Rubus harmonicus is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is native to the eastern United States (Maine, West Virginia).[1][2]
| Rubus harmonicus | |
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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. harmonicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubus harmonicus Fernald 1940
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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.[3] Some studies have suggested that R. harmonicus may have originated as a hybrid between R. setosus and R. hispidus.[4]
References edit
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ L.H. Bailey 1940. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(2): 86–89, figure 30
- ^ Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble
- ^ Flora of North America, Rubus setosus Bigelow, 1824. Bristly blackberry, ronce sétuleuse
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