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Rubus bifrons

Vest ex Tratt.

Himalayan Blackberry

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.961900

Element CodePDROS1K9K0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilyRosaceae

GenusRubus

Other Common Names

Ronce discolore (FR)

Concept Reference

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 9, 2014) here expands the concept of Rubus bifrons to include R. linkianus and R. thyrsoides (= R. thyrsoideus), while Kartesz (1994, 1999) treats them as distinct. Weakley et al. (2023) also include R. linkianus as indistinct from R. bifrons.

Conservation Status

Review Date2016-04-06

Change Date2016-04-06

Range Extent Comments

Introduced; B.C., Ont.; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., D.C., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nev., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Va., Wash.; Europe (FNA vol. 9, 2014).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Alabama	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Alaska	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (4)

Oregon (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gordon Meadows	Willamette National Forest	9,463
Limpy Rock	Umpqua National Forest	6,782
Menagerie (rooster Rock)	Willamette National Forest	374
Tahkenitch	Siuslaw National Forest	5,799

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.