Rubus paganus

Rubus paganus is an uncommon North American species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in the Province of Québec in eastern Canada and also in the northeastern United States (New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia). Nowhere is it very common.^[2][3]

Rubus paganus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rubus
Species:	R. paganus
Binomial name
Rubus paganus L.H.Bailey 1941
Synonyms[1]
Rubus vagulus L.H.Bailey Rubus zaplutus 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.^[4]