Rubus macrophyllus is a European species of bramble in the rose family. It can be found across Europe, from Ireland to Bulgaria.[1] There are reports of the species having become naturalized in the States of Washington and Oregon in the northwestern United States.[2][3]

Rubus macrophyllus
Rubus macrophyllus seeds
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. macrophyllus
Binomial name
Rubus macrophyllus
Weihe & Nees 1822 not Gremli 1870 nor P.J.Müll. 1858 nor Cariot 1865
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Rubus bremon E.H.L.Krause
  • Rubus fruticosus subsp. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Syme
  • Rubus fruticosus var. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Brob.
  • Rubus macrophylloides Utsch
  • Rubus macrophyllus var. megaphyllus (P.J.Müll.) Sudre
  • Rubus macrophyllus var. wimmeri (Weihe) Nyman
  • Rubus megaphyllus P.J.Müll.
  • Rubus pilosus var. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Dumort.
  • Rubus platyphyllus Weihe
  • Rubus polyphyllus A.Forst.
  • Rubus sylvaticus subsp. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Tourlet
  • Rubus thyrsoideus var. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Fisch.-Oost.
  • Rubus villicaulis var. wimmeri (Weihe) Fiek
  • Rubus vulgaris var. cylindraceus Kaltenb.
  • Rubus vulgaris subsp. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Schübler & G.Martens
  • Rubus vulgaris f. macrophyllus (Weihe & Nees) Bluff & Fingerh.
  • Rubus wimmeri Weihe

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.[4]

References

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  • photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden
  • "Rubus platyphyllus". Plants for a Future.