Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Rubus pascuus Bailey
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ROSACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic
Assessment Date
2013/02/13
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
This taxon appears insufficiently distinct from Rubus cuneifolius (Spies et al. 1987), an invasive exotic introduced from the United States of America (Henderson 2011).
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Rubus pascuus BaileyData Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) 2014.1
Bibliography

Henderson, L. 2011. Rubus species - brambles, blackberries and others. SAPIA News 19:1-9.


Spies, J.J., Stirton, C.H. and Du Plessis, H. 1987. The genus Rubus (Rosaceae) in South Africa. IV. Natural hybridization. Bothalia 17(1):105-119.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2013. Rubus pascuus Bailey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13

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