Rubus michiganensis, known as Michigan dewberry a North American species of dewberry in section Flagellares of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It has been found in the Province of Ontario in central Canada, as well as in the Great Lakes region and in the Appalachian Mountains of the United States (Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey).[3][4]
| Rubus michiganensis | |
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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. michiganensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubus michiganensis (F.W. Card ex L.H. Bailey) L.H.Bailey 1925
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Rubus michiganensis has trailing stems that grow horizontally across the surface of sandy soil or slightly below the surface. These produce herbaceous vertical stems that rise upwards, bearing compound leaves with 3, 5, or 7 leaflets.[5]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Rubus michiganensis (Card ex L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey
- ^ Tropicos, Rubus michiganensis (F.W. Card ex L.H. Bailey) L.H. Bailey
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Bailey, Liberty Hyde 1925. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 2(6): 334
- ^ Card, Frederick Wallace ex Bailey, Liberty Hyde. 1898. Sketch of the Evolution of our Native Fruits 374 as Rubus villosus var. michiganensis
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