Rubus mollior

 ( Mollior ) 

Rubus mollior is an uncommon North American species of brambles in the Rosaceae. It grows in the central United States (Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas). Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapBailey, Liberty Hyde 1945. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(9): 693–695, figure 312

The genetics of Rubus is extremely complex, so it is difficult to decide on which groups should be recognized as species. There are many rare species with limited ranges such as this. Further study is suggested to clarify the taxonomy. Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble

• Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1989