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SPECIES: Rubus spectabilis | Salmonberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
RUBSPE

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   RUSP
   RUSPF
   RUSPS


COMMON NAMES : 
   salmonberry
   salmon berry


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of salmonberry is Rubus
spectabilis Pursh [37].  Salmonberry naturally hybridizes with
nagoon-berry (R. arcticus) to produce the Alaska bramble (R. X
alaskensis Bailey) [66].
 
Widely recognized varieties are as follows [37]:

        R. s. var. franciscanus (Rydb.) J.T. Howell 
        R. s. var. spectabilis  
 
Two forms of salmonberry, distinguished primarily on the basis of fruit
color, have also been described [5].


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
USDA Forest Service, Northern Region lists Rubus spectabilis as a watch
plant species in northern Idaho.  Its Natural Heritage Program state
rank is SH:  "Historically known in the state; may be rediscovered."  It
is secure globally [72].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein, October 1989.


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tirmenstein, D. A. 1989. Rubus spectabilis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Rubus spectabilis | Salmonberry