Rubus anglocandicans

Rubus anglocandicans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rubus
Species:	R. anglocandicans
Binomial name
	Rubus anglocandicans; A.Newton

Rubus anglocandicans is a species of bramble endemic to England.

Description

Rubus anglocandicans is an arching shrub with a shiny, furrowed stem. The stem bears numerous robust prickles. Leaves invariably have 5 non-overlapping leaflets; these are hairless above and white felted below. Flowers are white.[1]

Habitat and Distribution

Rubus anglocandicans is a plant of woodland edges, hedges and lowland heaths. Its native range stretches in a band from the Cotswolds north east to the Yorkshire coast.[2]

Impact as an introduction

Rubus anglocandicans is widespread as an introduced plant in Australia. It is classified as a 'weed of national significance', due to its impact on areas of conservation and of forestry.[3] In recent years, R. anglocandicans has declined greatly in Australia; the plant pathogen Phytophthora bilorbang is believed to have some connection to this decline.[4]

References

Edees, E.S., Newton, A. and Kent, D.H., 1988. Brambles of the British Isles. Ray Society.
Newton, A. and Randall, R.D., 2004. Atlas of British and Irish brambles. London: Botanical Society of the British Isles.
Evans, Katherine J.; Weber, Heinrich E. (2003). "Rubus anglocandicans (Rosaceae) is the most widespread taxon of European blackberry in Australia". Australian Systematic Botany. 16 (4): 527. doi:10.1071/SB02037.
Aghighi, Sonia; Hardy, Giles E. St. J.; Scott, John K.; Burgess, Treena I. (1 June 2012). "Phytophthora bilorbang sp. nov., a new species associated with the decline of Rubus anglocandicans (European blackberry) in Western Australia". European Journal of Plant Pathology. 133 (4): 841–855. doi:10.1007/s10658-012-0006-5. S2CID 17509177.

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[1] Edees, E.S., Newton, A. and Kent, D.H., 1988. Brambles of the British Isles. Ray Society.

[2] Newton, A. and Randall, R.D., 2004. Atlas of British and Irish brambles. London: Botanical Society of the British Isles.

[Rubus_anglocandicans_(Rosaceae)_is_the_most_widespread_taxon_of_European_blackberry_in_Australia-3] Evans, Katherine J.; Weber, Heinrich E. (2003). "Rubus anglocandicans (Rosaceae) is the most widespread taxon of European blackberry in Australia". Australian Systematic Botany. 16 (4): 527. doi:10.1071/SB02037.

[Phytophthora_bilorbang_sp._nov.,_a_new_species_associated_with_the_decline_of_Rubus_anglocandicans_(European_blackberry)_in_Western_Australia-4] Aghighi, Sonia; Hardy, Giles E. St. J.; Scott, John K.; Burgess, Treena I. (1 June 2012). "Phytophthora bilorbang sp. nov., a new species associated with the decline of Rubus anglocandicans (European blackberry) in Western Australia". European Journal of Plant Pathology. 133 (4): 841–855. doi:10.1007/s10658-012-0006-5. S2CID 17509177.