| Rubus vestitus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. vestitus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus vestitus | |
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Synonymy
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Rubus vestitus is a European species of bramble, called European blackberry[2] in the United States.
Description
It forms a spiny shrub sometimes as much as 2 metres (6+1⁄2 feet) tall. The leaves are palmately compound with 3 or 5 leaflets, each leaflet wide, almost round, with a pointed tip and teeth along the edges. The flowers are pink or magenta. The fruits are very dark, nearly black.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to Europe and is naturalized along the northern Pacific coast of Canada and the United States (British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon).[2] It is one of the most common species of bramble in the British Isles, found in most vice-counties, apart from the far north. Its preference for neutral to slightly alkaline soils places it among a minority of European Rubus species.[4]
References
- The Plant List, Rubus vestitus
- Altervista Flora Italiana, Rubus vestitus Weihe includes photo, drawings, European distribution map
- Flora of North America, Rubus vestitus Weihe & Nees 1825. European blackberry
- Edees & Newton, London. Brambles of the British Isles.(1988)
External links
Media related to Rubus vestitus at Wikimedia Commons
