| Rubus lasiococcus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| 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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| Synonyms1 | |
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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 centimetres 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.32
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Leaves -
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.456 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
References
- The Plant List, Rubus lasiococcus A.Gray
- Turner, Mark; Kuhlmann, Ellen (2014). Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest (1st ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-60469-263-1.
- 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
External links
- Media related to Rubus lasiococcus at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Rubus lasiococcus at Wikispecies
- Rubus lasiococcus in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
- "Rubus lasiococcus". Calflora. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database.
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- University of Washington, Seattle, Burke Museum