Rubus apogaeus, the falling dewberry,[2] is a North American species of southern dewberry in section Verotriviales of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It is found in scattered locations in the southern United States (Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida).[3][4]

Rubus apogaeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. apogaeus
Binomial name
Rubus apogaeus
Synonyms[1]
  • Rubus exlex L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus lassus L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus lundelliorum L.H.Bailey
  • Rubus uncus L.H.Bailey

References

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  1. The Plant List, Rubus apogaeus L.H.Bailey
  2. NRCS. "Rubus apogaeus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Bailey, Liberty Hyde 1941. Species batorum. The genus Rubus in North America. Vol. IV. Verotriviales. Gentes Herbarum 5: 199-228