Taxon: Rubus arcticus L. subsp. acaulis (Michx.) Focke

Summary

Genus:

Rubus

Subgenus:

Cylactis

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Rosoideae

Tribe:

Rubeae

Nomen number:

318289

Verified:

01/07/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Rubus arcticus L. (4 active accession[s])
Rubus arcticus L. nothosubsp. stellarcticus G. Larss. (6 active accession[s])
Rubus arcticus L. subsp. arcticus (7 active accession[s])
Rubus arcticus L. subsp. stellatus (Sm.) B. Boivin (5 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Rubus acaulis Michx.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Rubus acaulis Michx.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Rubus acaulis Michx.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Rubus acaulis Michx.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Rubus acaulis Michx.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan	Schoolcraft Co.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado	n.-c.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana	w.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming	n.-c.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories	w.	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Rubus acaulis Michx.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Rubus acaulis Michx.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Rubus acaulis Michx.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Rubus acaulis Michx.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Rubus acaulis Michx.

Native
Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories (w.), Yukon], United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Québec]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Michigan (Schoolcraft Co.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Minnesota (n.)]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (n.-c.), Montana (w.), Wyoming (n.-c.)]

Reference(s)

Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Rubus acaulis Michx.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=318289. Accessed 15 April 2026.