Rusby, H.H. in Nash, G.V. (1901), Manual of the Flora of the Northern States and Canada: 498 [comb. et stat. nov.]

basionym: Rubus canadensis var. roribaccus L.H.Bailey legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 221 [secondary reference]

common name: Dewberry [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 187 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. & Rodd, A.N. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Rosaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 533 [secondary reference]

common name: North American Dewberry [n/a]

Harden, G.J. & Rodd, A.N. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Rosaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 533 [secondary reference]

common name: North American Dewberry [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rubus canadensis var. roribaccus L.H.Bailey legitimate

• APC Comment: The exact identity of plants included under this name in Australia at present is uncertain. Rubus roribaccus may be conspecific with R. flagellaris Willd. (see K.J.Evans et al., Aust. Syst. Bot. 20: 241 (2007)). The specimen from Vic cited by K.J.Evans, op. cit. 242 is of garden origin.
• APC Dist.: NSW (naturalised)

Evans, K.J., Symon, D.E., Whalen, M.A., Hosking, J.R., Barker, R.M. & Oliver, J.A. (22 June 2007), Systematics of the Rubus fruticosus aggregate (Rosaceae) and other exotic Rubus taxa in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 20: 240-241, Figs 33, 47 [secondary reference]

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