Rubus fruticosus agg.
(brambles, blackberries)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species aggregateRubus fruticosus agg. (brambles, blackberries)
GenusRubus (brambles, blackberries and raspberries)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rubus fruticosus agg. (brambles, blackberries) :
1: Rubus fruticosus agg. (brambles, blackberries)
25 Jul 2010 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in flower . Photos: pollen
Image 1: Pollen grains - magnifiedImage 2: Pollen grains - magnified (2)Image 3: Pollen grains - magnified (3)Image 4: Pollen grains - magnified (4)Image 5: Pollen grains - highly magnifiedImage 6: Pollen grains - highly magnified (2)Image 7: Pollen grains - highly magnified (3)Image 8: Pollen grain - three views - highly magnified
2: Rubus fruticosus agg. (brambles, blackberries)
17 Sep 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Arching shoot with tip rooting in soil
Image 1: Tip of arching shoot rooting in soil - close-up - white background
3: Rubus fruticosus agg. (brambles, blackberries)
18 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU21 50° 60’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Image 1: Flowers and leaves

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Randall, R.D. Rubus Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Rubus fruticosus agg. (brambles, blackberries) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rubus fruticosus agg. (brambles, blackberries)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 189 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rubus fruticosus agg. (brambles, blackberries)
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