Rubus fruticosus


Rubus fruticosus L. is the ambiguous name of a European blackberry species in the genus Rubus. The name has been interpreted in several ways:

Incorrect applications

Apart from the established meaning of Rubus fruticosus L. as R. plicatus, the name R. fruticosus has been incorrectly applied to several species, including:Rubus fructicosus Weihe & Nees, Rubi Germ. 24, 1822 -> Rubus montanus Lib. ex Lej., Fl. Spa 2: 317, 1813 Rubus fruticosus G.N.Jones -> Rubus vestitus Weihe Rubus fruticosus L. ex Dierb. -> Rubus vulgaris Weihe & Nees Rubus fruticosus Lour. -> Rubus cochinchinensis Tratt.