Rubus bifrons, the European blackberry or Himalayan blackberry,[1] is a European species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is widespread across much of Europe[2] and naturalized in scattered parts of North America.[3] It is sometimes considered to include the species R. armeniacus.[1]
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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. bifrons
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Rubus bifrons is a spiny shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Stems are biennial, arching, sometimes creeping. Leaves are palmately compound with three or five leaflets. Flowers are white or pink, in large arrays at the ends of branches, sometimes containing as many as 100 flowers. Fruits are black.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Rubus bifrons Vest, 1821. European or Himalayan blackberry", Flora of North America, 2014
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Rubus bifrons Tratt. photos, drawings, European distribution map
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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