Rubus silvaticus, Weihe & Nees

31. R. silvaticus Weihe & Nees View in CoL , Rubi Germ. 30 (1824).

Stems rather weak, arching-procumbent, angled above, hairy, eglandular or with a few glands; prickles numerous and rather weak, subulate or subconical. Leaflets 5, green, hairy beneath; terminal leaflet elliptical, 4-5 times as long as its petiolule, acuminate, rounded at base, rather coarsely serrate or biserrate. Inflorescence pyramidal, dense, often leafy, the axis hairy, with numerous fine, deflexed prickles. Sepals deflexed, often appendiculate, pubescent, sometimes glandular and with acides; petals obovate, white or pink; stamens white, much exceeding the green styles; anthers, carpels and receptacle hairy. 2« = 28. C. Europe, extending to Ireland and Denmark. Au Be Br Cz D a Ga Ge Hb He Ho?Hs Hu Po Rm. Related species include:

R. bicolorispinosus E. I. Nyârâdy in Sävul., FI. Rep. Pop. Romane 4: 905 (1956). Rm.

R. nemorensis P. J. Mueller & Lefèvre , Pollichia 16-17: 198 (1859). Be Br Cz Ga He Hu Po Rm.

R. splendidiflorus Sudre, Bull. Soc. Étud. Sci. Angers 31: 69 (1902). Cz Ga Rm.