Rubus weatherbyi is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the rose family. It is found only in eastern Canada in the Provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.[1][2]
| Rubus weatherbyi | |
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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. weatherbyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubus weatherbyi | |
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.[3]
References
edit- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Bailey, Liberty Hyde. 1943. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(5): 291–293, figure 122
- ^ Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble
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