Rubus cuneifolius

Rubus cuneifolius, the sand blackberry,^[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It occurs in the eastern United States in every coastal state from Louisiana to New Hampshire, with the exception of Rhode Island. There are also reports of inland populations in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, and the species has become an invasive species in South Africa.^[3][4]

Rubus cuneifolius
Rubus cuneifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rubus
Species:	R. cuneifolius
Binomial name
Rubus cuneifolius Pursh 1813 not Weihe ex Rchb. 1830 nor Mercier 1861
Synonyms[1]
List Rubus audax L.H.Bailey Rubus chapmanii L.H.Bailey Rubus cuneifolius var. angustior L.H.Bailey Rubus cuneifolius var. austrifer L.H.Bailey Rubus cuneifolius var. spiniceps L.H.Bailey Rubus cuneifolius var. subellipticus Fernald Rubus dixiensis H.A.Davis, A.M.Fuller & T.Davis Rubus escatilis L.H.Bailey Rubus georgiensis L.H.Bailey Rubus humei L.H.Bailey Rubus longii Fernald Rubus parvifolius Walter Rubus probativus L.H.Bailey Rubus randolphiorum L.H.Bailey Rubus sejunctus L.H.Bailey

The genetics of Rubus is extremely complex, so that it is difficult to decide on which groups should be recognized as species. There are many rare species with limited ranges such as this. Further study is suggested to clarify the taxonomy.^[5]