Rubus bifrons
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| Rubus bifrons Vest 1821
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Rubus bifrons is a European species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is widespread across much of Europe[1] and naturalized in scattered parts of North America.[2] It is sometimes considered to include the species R. armeniacus.[3]
Rubus bifrons is a spiny shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Stems are biennial, arching, sometimes creeping. Leaves are palmately compound with 3 or 5 leaflets. Flowers are white or pink, in large arrays at the ends of branches, sometimes containing as many as 100 flowers. Fruits are black.[3]
References
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Rubus bifrons Tratt. photos, drawings, European distribution map
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ a b "Rubus bifrons Vest, 1821. European or Himalayan blackberry", Flora of North America, 2014
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