Eastwood’s Dewberry (Rubus vitifolius var. eastwoodianus)
Eastwood’s Dewberry is known only from the type collected on Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County, California, USA.
Its exact taxonomic status is somewhat in doubt since it is treated as a distinct species by some botanists while it is included as a synonym in an expanded concept of the Pacific Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schldl.) (see photo) by others.
Whatever ist taxonomical position may be, Eastwood’s Dewberry appears to be extinct.
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Photo: Leslie Seaton
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edited: 25.11.2018