Rubus invisus
| Rubus invisus | |
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| File:Rubus invisus Upland dewberry.png | |
| 1913 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. invisus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubus invisus | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Rubus invisus is a species of dewberry, known as upland dewberry. Like other dewberries, it is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, related to the blackberry. It is found in the eastern and east-central United States.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]Rubus invisus is a trailing shrub with stems running along the surface of the ground. Leaves are large and very coarsely toothed.[3] Flowers and fruit form on unusually long stems.[3] Canes are short, and form dense mats up to 1.5 feet (46 cm) thick.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]Rubus invisus has been found in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia.[2][4] It typically inhabits areas of rocky soil and partial to full shade.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ illustration from Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 281.
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- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
External links
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