PLANTS Profile for Rubus arcticus (arctic blackberry)

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Rubus arcticus L.
arctic blackberry

Symbol:

RUAR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Finland, Abo. Usage Requirements.

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Rubus arcticus L.

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Distribution:
Rubus arcticus L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CO, ME, MI, MN, MT, OR, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Rubus arcticus L.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 237 species in Rubus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Rubus arcticus L. ssp. acaulis (Michx.) Focke. .

Rubus arcticus ssp. acaulis
dwarf raspberry

Distribution of Rubus arcticus L. ssp. arcticus. .

Rubus arcticus ssp. arcticus
arctic blackberry

Distribution of Rubus arcticus L. ssp. stellatus (Sm.) B. Boivin. .

Rubus arcticus ssp. stellatus
arctic blackberry

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Rubus arcticus L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Rubus L. – blackberry
Species	Rubus arcticus L. – arctic blackberry

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rubus arcticus L.

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
Rubus acaulis [=RUARA2]
dwarf raspberry		Endangered
Washington:
Rubus acaulis [=RUARA2]
nagoonberry		Sensitive

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Rubus arcticus L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC

Rubus acaulis [=RUARA2]:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,OBL

OBL

FAC+

FAC

Rubus stellatus [=RUARS]:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

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Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

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Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Rubus arcticus L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan			Low	Moderate			Moderate	Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Rubus arcticus L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24849.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 04:22 AM CST