Rubus steelei is a North American species of dewberry in the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It grows in the Upper Mississippi Valley, the Great Lakes region and the Appalachian Mountains, with isolated populations scattered in Texas, Georgia, and Alabama.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapBailey, Liberty Hyde 1943. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 5(5): 268–269 References
External links Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1979 Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1989