Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim.

EX HERB. HORT. BOT. REG. KEW.
THIS MATERIAL IS RESTRICTED. IT IS SUBJECT TO THE RBG KEW
TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IT WAS SUPPLIED.
FLORA OF THE UNITED STATES
MARYLAND, Montgomery County.
Germantown, behind Red Robin Terrace; 39° 10’
N, 71° 16’W; under storey of Liriodendron
- Acer woodland.
Stems erect to 1.5 m or arching over and up to
3 m long, not climbing; leaves densely
whitish beneath; flowers opening at mid day;
sepals conspicuous, folded together and erect
most of the time but at anthesis reflexing to
reveal 5 tiny white petals which are ovate to
heart-shaped, c. 2x2 mm, longitudinally
grooved, all folding in together to form a
subconical discove^the stamens and ovary.,
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R.K. Brummitt 21729
27 May 2008
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