Rubus setosus Bigelow. Common name: Bristly Blackberry. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Thickets. Distribution: QC west to MN, south to VA (?) and IL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA9, G, K4, Mi, NY, Pa; > Rubus angustifoliatus L.H.Bailey — F; > Rubus benneri L.H.Bailey — F; > Rubus elegantulus Blanch. — NE; > Rubus fulleri L.H.Bailey — Il; > Rubus groutianus Blanch. — WV; > Rubus nocivus L.H.Bailey — F; > Rubus notatus L.H.Bailey — WV; > Rubus racemiger L.H.Bailey — F, WV; > Rubus semisetosus Blanch. — F, Il, NE; > Rubus setosus Bigelow — F, WV; > Rubus vermontanus Blanch. — NE; > Rubus wheeleri (L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey — Il
Links to other floras: = Rubus setosus - FNA9
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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