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Distribution:
Occasional on the coastal plain and in the hills about Skelmersdale. Outlier populations extend eastwards to Bolton, Rawtenstall, Accrington and Clitheroe.
Habitat:
Hedgerows, woodland borders and a colonist of tree and shrub plantings.
Taxon Designation:
South Lancashire Axiophyte.
Comments:
This species was first discovered at Far Banks (SD4021, DP Earl & J Earl, 1995, BON, conf. A Newton). The populations in South Lancashire represent the southern limits of a regional population that extends further to the north across the Fylde Peninsula, where plants are often very abundant and more common than the Rubus lindleianus, a species that is usually common throughout much of lowland England.