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Holy bramble

Rubus creticus Tourn. ex L.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rubus

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Holy bramble: Hylaeus rubicola , female foraging on Rubus sanguineus , Ein Kedem, Mount Carmel, Israel, September 10, 2010.
Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)
Arabic
عليق مقدس
Armenian
Մոշենի անատոլիական
arz
عليق مقدس
Azerbaijani
Anadolu moruğu
English
Holy bramble
Hebrew
פטל קדוש
Polish
Jeżyna krwista

Synonyms

  • Rubus albicans Krašan
  • Rubus amoenus (Port. ex Vis.) Focke
  • Rubus anatolicus (Focke) Hausskn.
  • Rubus dalmatinus (Tratt.) Guss.
  • Rubus dalmatinus f. ardeatina Evers
  • Rubus discolor Boiss.
  • Rubus discolor subsp. amoenus (Port. ex Vis.) Nyman
  • Rubus discolor var. amoenus (Port. ex Vis.) Pérez Lara
  • Rubus fruticosus f. dalmatinus (Tratt.) Fiori
  • Rubus fruticosus var. amoenus Port. ex Vis.
  • Rubus fruticosus var. amoenus Port. ex W.D.J.Koch
  • Rubus fruticosus var. dalmatinus Tratt.
  • Rubus parviflorus Weston
  • Rubus rotundifolius Krašan
  • Rubus sanctus Schreb.
  • Rubus sanctus f. cuneatus Hruby
  • Rubus sanctus f. cyclophyllus Hruby
  • Rubus sanctus f. orientalis Czecott & Hruby
  • Rubus sanctus unranked ulmifolius (Schott) Kuntze
  • Rubus sanctus var. chaniensis J.Scheff.
  • Rubus sanctus var. cretensis J.Scheff.
  • Rubus sanguineus Friv.
  • Rubus sanguineus var. cyclophyllus (Hruby) Markova
  • Rubus turcomanicus Freyn
  • Rubus ulmifolius subsp. anatolicus Focke
  • Rubus ulmifolius subsp. dalmatinus (Tratt.) Focke
  • Rubus ulmifolius subsp. sanctus (Schreb.) Sudre
  • Rubus ulmifolius unranked dalmatinus (Tratt.) Focke
  • Rubus ulmifolius var. anatolicus (Focke) Heldr.
  • Rubus ulmifolius var. dalmatinus (Tratt.) Evers

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.