Rubus durescens

It is native to England, where the entire global distribution of this bramble is found only within the southern half of the county of Derbyshire.It occurs in hedges, shrubs, wood and heathy areas, and was first described and named in 1892 by the Derbyshire botanist William Richardson Linton.[3][4] Rubus durescens has deep pink flowers and, according to Linton, "occurs in plenty over an area of some five miles by four to the north and east of Shirley".[6] The 2015 version of The Flora of Derbyshire noted that the plant's range had remained unchanged, listing locations at Mugginton Sand Quarry, Nether Heage, Lower Hartshay and Swanwick.[8] As a result, Rubus durescens is now included on the 2015 Derbyshire Vascular Plant Red Data List in the category "Nationally Rare".
Derbyshire distribution map of Rubus durescens showing all known records plotted at an accuracy of 10 km x 10 km square
gold leafScientific classificationPlantaeTracheophytesAngiospermsEudicotsRosidsRosalesRosaceaeBinomial nameW.R.Lintonflowering plantrose familyDerbyshireWilliam Richardson LintonShirleyAmbergateWhatstandwellDuffieldChurch BroughtonSutton on the HillA.R.ClaphamCross o' th' HandsNether HeageLower HartshaySwanwickJournal of Botany, British and ForeignWikidataiNaturalistOpen Tree of LifePlant List