Rosaceae
Rubus

Rubus alumnus L.H.Bailey

First published in Gentes Herbarum 1: 191 (1923)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to N. Central & E. U.S.A. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Québec, Rhode I., Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Introduced into:

Netherlands, New Zealand North, Queensland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kurtto, A., Weber, H.E., Lampinen, R. & Sennikov, A.N. (2010). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 15: 1-362.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • van de Beek, A. (2020-). Personal communication on Rubis, 1 Veenendaal, The Netherlands.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. [Cited as Rubus allegheniensis.]
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas. [Cited as Rubus allegheniensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hnatiuk, R.J. (1990). Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series 11: 1-650.
  • Kurtto, A., Weber, H.E., Lampinen, R. & Sennikov, A.N. (2010). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 15: 1-362.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R. & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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