Rubus mortensenii

Rubus mortensenii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.^[2]

Rubus mortensenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rubus
Species:	R. mortensenii
Binomial name
Rubus mortensenii E.H.L.Krause[1]
Synonyms
Rubus centiformis var. mortensenii Frid. & Gelert Rubus lindblomii Westerl.

Description

Rubus mortensenii has sharply angular reddish turions with thorns from 2–4 mm long. The limb has regular rounded teeth. The final leaflet has a clearly distinct apex, long and thin, around 15 mm. Its upper face has between 5-100 hairs per cm². Its lower face meanwhile, is greyish-green to gray in color. The bright pink flowers are eight to ten millimeters long.^{[citation needed]}

Distribution and habitat

It is native to Sweden, Denmark and Germany.^[1] The species is common, occurring on non-calcareous soil, in thickets, clearings, and the edges of wood.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Jardins de Valloires, the French national conservation centre for Rubus