Rubus bartonii Newton

Distribution:
Locally abundant in the pinewoods at Formby and extending across the vice-county as scattered but often locally abundant populations.

Habitat:
Woods, hedgerows, railway banks and industrial spoil heaps.

Taxon Designation:
South Lancashire Axiophyte.

Comments:
This species is occasionally grown in cultivation and a proportion of the populations are likely to originate from garden escapes. It is also likely that this species is increasing from the North Wales strongholds where R. bartonii is often the most dominant bramble in woodlands.

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