Plants : RosaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Rubus scissus W.C.R.Watson

bramble

Description: One of a small group of species which comprise the so-called suberect brambles. In origin they are ancient hybrids between the true brambles or blackberries and the raspberry (Rubus idaeus). R. scissus is a rare and declining plant of the margins of peat bogs.

All names: Rubus scissus W.C.R.Watson

Distribution Map from NBN: Rubus scissus at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Rubus scissus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Rubus scissus. W.C.R.Watson. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=39542. Accessed on 2026-11-02.