Rubus bartonianus |
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Barton's raspberry, bartonberry |
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Habit | Shrubs, 8–25 dm, unarmed. |
Stems | erect, sparsely short-hairy, glabrescent, eglandular, not pruinose. |
Leaves | deciduous, simple; stipules lanceolate, 4–6 mm; blade cordate to broadly ovate, (2–)2.5–4(–5) × (2.5–)3.5–4.5(–5.5) cm, base deeply cordate, 3–5-lobed, lobe apices acute to obtuse, margins coarsely doubly dentate, abaxial surfaces glabrous or sparsely hairy, eglandular or sparsely stipitate-glandular. |
Inflorescences | 1-flowered. |
Pedicels | moderately hairy, eglandular or sparsely stipitate-glandular. |
Flowers | bisexual; petals white, obovate, (15–)20–25 mm; filaments filiform; ovaries glabrous, styles clavate, villous. |
Fruits | deep red, hemispheric, to 1 cm; drupelets 10–30, coherent, separating from torus. |
Rubus bartonianus |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–May. |
Habitat | Dry, rocky slopes |
Elevation | 300–400 m (1000–1300 ft) |
Distribution |
ID; OR
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Discussion | Of conservation concern. Rubus bartonianus is distinguished from the other flowering raspberries within its geographic range by its erect, unarmed stems, relatively small, simple leaves with acute to obtuse lobes, deeply cordate bases, sparsely hairy or glabrous abaxial surfaces, relatively large flowers with white petals, and densely long-hairy, clavate styles. The leaves superficially resemble those of Acer glabrum or some species of Ribes. Rubus bartonianus is most similar to R. neomexicanus but especially R. deliciosus. The species is known only from the Snake River Canyon of Idaho and Oregon. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 9, p. 36. |
Parent taxa | Rosaceae > subfam. Rosoideae > tribe Rubeae > Rubus |
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Name authority | M. Peck: Rhodora 36: 267. (1934) |
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