Rubus geoides
Rubus geoides is a South American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found only in the extreme southern part of the continent, in the Provinces of Tierra del Fuego, Santa Cruz, Río Negro, and Neuquén in Argentina,[2] the adjacent Magallanes Region of Chile, and the Falkland Islands.[3][4][5]
| Rubus geoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. geoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubus geoides Sm. 1789 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dalibarda geoides (Sm.) Pers. | |
Rubus geoides is a very small, spineless, trailing herb rarely more than 10 cm tall. It has trifoliate leaves.[6]
References
- The Plant List, Rubus geoides Sm.
- Rubus geoides, Sistema de Información de Biodiversidad
- Tropicos, Rubus geoides Sm.
- Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone, M. J. Belgrano, C. Marticorena & E. Marchesi. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1–3): i–xcvi, 1–3348
- Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botánica 42: 1–157.
- Smith, James Edward 1789. Plantarum Icones Hactenus Ineditae 1: plate 19 + subsequent text page description in Latin, black & white illustration of Rubus geoides in flower
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in southern Chile circa 1828
- "Rubus geoides". Plants for a Future.
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