Biology:Rubus lasiococcus
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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. lasiococcus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubus lasiococcus A.Gray 1882
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Rubus lasiococcus is a North American species of wild blackberry known by the common names roughfruit berry and dwarf bramble.
Description
Rubus lasiococcus is a tangling, prostrate shrub with very slender stolons spreading along the ground and rooting where their nodes come in contact with moist substrate, forming a mat. Some stems grow erect to bear flowers. The leaves are 2.5–6.5 centimetres (1–2 1⁄2 in) wide, each deeply divided into three lobes,[2] or compound into three toothed leaflets, borne on a petiole a few cm long. The inflorescence is a solitary flower or a pair of flowers with five reflexed sepals and five white petals each up to 1 cm (3⁄8 in) long.[2] The fruit is a densely hairy red aggregate about 1.3 cm (1⁄2 in) across.[3][2]
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Leaves
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Flower side view
Distribution and habitat
It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in mountain forests.[4][5][6] In the southern half of its range the plant is commonly found in a plant community in the understory of mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) and Shasta red fir (Abies magnifica var. shastensis).[7]
Uses
The berry is edible.[2]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Rubus lasiococcus A.Gray
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Turner, Mark; Kuhlmann, Ellen (2014). Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest (1st ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 256. ISBN 978-1-60469-263-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=VLbAAwAAQBAJ.
- ↑ Flora of North America, Rubus lasiococcus A. Gray, 1882. Roughfruit berry
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Rubus lasiococcus A. Gray, rough fruit berry, roughfruit berry
- ↑ Turner Photographics, Rubus lasiococcus - Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest includes description, photos, distribution map
- ↑ US Forest Service Plant Communities
External links
Data related to Rubus lasiococcus at Wikispecies- Rubus lasiococcus in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
- "Rubus lasiococcus", Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria, Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database, https://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Rubus+lasiococcus
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- University of Washington, Seattle, Burke Museum
Wikidata ☰ Q7376212 entry
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