Rubus latifolius Bab.


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Distribution:
Occasional along the coast from Fleetwood Road, Southport (SD3418) to Hesketh Marsh (SD4224).

Habitat:
Hedgerows and sand-dune scrub.

Taxon Designation:
South Lancashire Axiophyte.

Comments:
First collected from Fleetwood Road (SD3519, DP Earl & J Earl, 1997, BON, conf. A Newton). Southport is the present known southern limit for this British endemic. Plants resembling Rubus latifolius have been seen inland along railway banks at Golborne (SJ6098) & Moston (SD8803) and require collection.

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