Rubus fraternalis is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found in Québec and in the northeastern United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut).[3][4][5]

Rubus fraternalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. fraternalis
Binomial name
Rubus fraternalis
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Rubus fraternus Brainerd & Peitersen 1920, illegitimate homonym not Gremli 1870
  • Rubus alius L.H.Bailey

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] Some studies have suggested that R. fraternalis may have originated as a hybrid between R. allegheniensis and R. flagellaris. [7]

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