Rubus paganus is an uncommon North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in the Province of Québec in eastern Canada and also in the northeastern United States (New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia). Nowhere is it very common.[2][3]

Rubus paganus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. paganus
Binomial name
Rubus paganus
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus vagulus L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus zaplutus L.H.Bailey

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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  1. ^ The Plant List, Rubus paganus L.H.Bailey
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Bailey, Liberty Hyde 1941. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(2): 89, 92, figure 31
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble