Rubus fruticosus is a species in the Rubus genus. This name is accepted name for the species in the family Rosaceae subfamily Rosoideae, tribe Rubeae, . It is in the subgenus Rubus section: Rubus . This species is found in Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia.