familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Rosoideae
genusRubus
speciesRubus arcticus
subspeciesRubus arcticus subsp. arcticus
Rubus arcticus subsp. arcticus
Synonyms: Rubus arcticus var. pentaphylloides Hultén
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 35.
Plants 0.5–3 dm. Stems glabrous or sparsely hairy. Leaves ternate; petiole hairy; central leaflets ovate to rhombic, to 6 cm (lateral leaflets shorter), base rounded to attenuate, not cuneate, margins dentate to serrate (sometimes doubly), apex usually acute. Inflorescences: flowers 1–3. Pedicels eglandular. Flowers: sepals deltate, hairy, eglandular or glandular; petals pink, obovate, 8–20 mm, apex entire or emarginate. 2n = 21.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Subalpine meadows, bogs, thickets, tundra, peaty soil
Elevation: 0–2000 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., N.W.T., Yukon, Alaska, Wash., Eurasia.
Discussion
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Lower Taxa
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