Rubus argutus

Rubus argutus
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rubus
Species:	R. argutus
Binomial name
	Rubus argutus; Link. 1822
Synonyms
	Synonymy Rubus abundiflorus L.H.Bailey ; Rubus betulifolius Small ; Rubus floridensis L.H.Bailey ; Rubus floridus Tratt. ; Rubus incisifrons L.H.Bailey ; Rubus louisianus A.Berger ; Rubus penetrans L.H.Bailey ; Rubus rhodophyllus Rydb. ;

Rubus argutus is a North American species of prickly bramble in the rose family. It is a perennial native to the eastern and south-central United States from Florida to Texas, Missouri, Illinois, and Maine.^[2] Common names are sawtooth blackberry^[3] or tall blackberry because of its habit of growing up to 2 meters (80 inches) in height.^[4]

The flowers are white with large petals, borne in mid-spring.

References

^ The Plant List, Rubus argutus Link
^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rubus argutus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
^ Rydberg, Per Axel 1901. in Britton, Nathaniel Lord, Manual of the Flora of the northern States and Canada 498

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[1] The Plant List, Rubus argutus Link

[2] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[3] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rubus argutus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 24 October 2015.

[randy-4] Rydberg, Per Axel 1901. in Britton, Nathaniel Lord, Manual of the Flora of the northern States and Canada 498

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