Biology:Rubus dasyphyllus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Rubus dasyphyllus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. dasyphyllus
Binomial name
Rubus dasyphyllus
(W.M.Rogers) E.S.Marshall

Rubus dasyphyllus is a species of bramble found in northwest Europe, including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and the British Isles.[1] It may be extinct in Sweden.[1]

Description

Rubus dasyphyllus is an arching shrub with a hairy, reddish stem. The stem bears numerous prickles and pricklets, these ranging in length from 1 to 8 mm (0.039 to 0.315 in). Glands, both stalked and sessile are also numerous on the stem. The leaves are divided into 3–5 leaflets; these are light glossy green and hairless above, and greyish and downy below. Flowers are pink, about 2.5cm in diameter, and form a compact terminal inflorescence, with smaller axillary inflorescences. [2]

Distribution and habitat

Rubus dasyphyllus is one of the commonest bramble species in parts of Great Britain, particularly in Wales, and northern England. It is absent from the Scottish Highlands and the southern half of Ireland. Its range extends to east to Germany.[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Rubus dasyphyllus". Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:736199-1. 
  2. Edees, E.S., Newton, A. and Kent, D.H., 1988. Brambles of the British Isles. Ray Society.
  3. Newton, A. and Randall, R.D., 2004. Atlas of British and Irish brambles. London: Botanical Society of the British Isles.

Wikidata ☰ Q10543544 entry