Description ²

• Shape: Bramble
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: White simple shaped, 5 petals
• Leaves: compound, 3-5 leaflets, leaflets 1½-3½ inches long, 1- 2¼ inches wide, center leaflet stalked and sometimes 2-3 lobed, lateral leaflets stalkless and unlobed, edges single or double toothed
• Bark: green with red bristles
• Fruit/Seed: round clustered berry, 1/3-1/2 inch diameter, purple/red, separates easily from receptacle
• Height: 3-4 feet
• Flowering: May - July
• Habitat: open woods, woodland edges, meadows, lakeshores, roadsides, railroads

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Charlie Hohn, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Charlie Hohn
2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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