Rubus apogaeus, the falling dewberry,[2] is a North American species of southern dewberry in section Verotriviales of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is found in scattered locations in the southern United States (Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida).[3][4]

Rubus apogaeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. apogaeus
Binomial name
Rubus apogaeus
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus exlex L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus lassus L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus lundelliorum L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus uncus L.H.Bailey

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Rubus apogaeus L.H.Bailey
  2. ^ NRCS. "Rubus apogaeus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Bailey, Liberty Hyde 1941. Species batorum. The genus Rubus in North America. Vol. IV. Verotriviales. Gentes Herbarum 5: 199-228