Rubus argutus Link

In Enumeratio plantarum: 62 (Link 1822).

NEOTYPE (here designated). — The photo in Gentes Herbarum 1: 278 (Bailey 1925).

FINDINGS

The original specimens of R. argutus at B have been lost, but Bailey published photos of them (Bailey 1923: 187; 1925: 278; 1945: 619). In his 1923 publication, he printed photos of two specimens, but only one photo was printed in 1925. It was on this specimen that Bailey focused his attention, and in 1945 (Bailey 1945: 619) he selected it as the type. Since the specimen in B has been lost, we select that photo (Bailey 1925: 278) as a replacement type:

Rubus argutus is a blackberry with 3-5 foliolate, small, narrow leaves with jagged serrations, especially within the inflorescence, and fine pedicels. It is common across much of the southeastern United States (Davis et al. 1969b).