Lindley's Bramble
Rubus lindleyanus
Lindley's Bramble is a rare thorny shrub species in the rose family, characterized by its compound leaves, white to pale pink flowers, and small aggregate fruits. This perennial shrub typically grows 1-2 meters tall with arching canes and plays an important ecological role by providing food for wildlife and contributing to understory plant communities in its native range.
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rubus
Lindley's Bramble belongs to the family Rosaceae, order Rosales, within the Magnoliopsida class.
Species Profile
Lindley's Bramble is a rare thorny shrub species in the rose family, characterized by its compound leaves, white to pale pink flowers, and small aggregate fruits. This perennial shrub typically grows 1-2 meters tall with arching canes and plays an important ecological role by providing food for wildlife and contributing to understory plant communities in its native range.
Lindley's Bramble faces severe threats primarily from habitat destruction and fragmentation due to agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited range. The species' extremely restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized threats, with small population sizes increasing extinction risk from stochastic events.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Lindley's Bramble occurs in woodland edges, forest clearings, and scrubland areas with well-drained soils. The species typically thrives in partially shaded environments along stream banks and in disturbed forest margins where it can establish in gaps between larger vegetation.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Lindley's Bramble faces severe threats primarily from habitat destruction and fragmentation due to agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited range. The species' extremely restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized threats, with small population sizes increasing extinction risk from stochastic events.
Agricultural expansion
Habitat loss and fragmentation
Limited geographic range
Small population size
Urban development
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Lindley's Bramble (Rubus lindleyanus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/lindleys-bramble