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Rubus acaulis Michx.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesRubus acaulis Michx. 
BibliographyFl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 298 (1803)
Native RangeSubarctic America to n. USA
Primary BiomeSubalpine or Subarctic
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude0-3000m
Descriptionstems glabrous or hirsute, leaves ternate, middle leaflet ovate or obovate, to 6cm, cuneate, dentate to serrate, rounded, flowers solitary, petals 15-25mm
Size5-20cm
Colorrose
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in late summer; layering in early spring and fall
SynonymsCylactis arcticus ssp. acaulis (Michx.) W.A.Weber
Manteia acaulis (Michx.) Raf.
Rubus arcticus ssp. acaulis (Michx.) Focke
Rubus arcticus var. acaulis (Michx.) B.Boivin
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NUN Nunavut, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon)
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan)
     72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador, NFL Newfoundland, ONT Ontario, QUE Québec)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming)
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (MIN Minnesota)
     75 Northeastern U.S.A. (MAI Maine, MIC Michigan)
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