Rubus egregius, Focke

32. R. egregius Focke View in CoL , Abh. Nat. Ver. Bremen 2: 463 (1871).

Stems rather weak, arcuate, procumbent or climbing, glabrescent, not pruinose, with few or no stalked glands or acides; prickles short, subulate, yellow to orange. Leaves mostly ternate, often rather small, tomentose-pubescent beneath; terminal leaflet suborbicular-obovate, acuminate, cordate at base, finely or coarsely serrate. Inflorescence a dense, long, tapering panicle, with very long, many-flowered lower branches, hairy, slightly glandular and with rather weak prickles; flowers rather large. Sepals patent, becoming deflexed; petals obovate, white; stamens exceeding the green styles; carpels and receptacle glabrous or glabrescent. Fruit of 15-20 rather large drupelets. 2zz = 28. N.W. & C. Europe. Au Be Br D a Ga Ge Hb He Ho. Varies greatly in leaf-form and -toothing. Related species include:

R. ceticus Halâcsy, Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 41: 244 (1891). Au.

R. lespinassei Clavaud, Act. Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 37: iii (1883) ( R. coutinhoi Samp. ). Ga Hs Lu.

R. lindleianus Lees , Phytologist (Newman) 3:361 (1848). 2n = 28. Be Br Ga Ge Hb Ho.