Rubus plicatus is a species of blackberry native to Europe.

This specimen turned out to include a mixture of pieces that apparently belong to Rubus plicatus and Rubus ulmifolius.

From these, a component that appears to match Rubus plicatus was selected to be the type.

[3] The type of Rubus plicatus, however, is a different specimen (which permits an individual botanist to decide that R. plicatus and R. fruticosus are not the same species).

When one must be listed as a synonym of the other, R. fruticosus is usually considered to be a synonym of the later name Rubus plicatus,[1][2] although strictly speaking that choice is contrary to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants.