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

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