Rubus alaskensis, the Alaska blackberry,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is native to Alaska and to western Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territory, British Columbia).[3][4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. alaskensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubus alaskensis L.H.Bailey 1941
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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]
References
edit- ^ The International Plant Names Index, Rubus pubescens var. alaskensis ( L.H.Bailey ) B.Boivin
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rubus alaskensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ^ Bailey, Liberty Hyde. 1941. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(1): 30, figure 8
- ^ Tropicos, Rubus alaskensis L.H. Bailey
- ^ Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble
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