Description ²

• Shape: Bramble
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: White bell shaped
• Leaves: palmately lobed, 3-5 lobes, 2/3-1 ½ inches long, coarsely toothed, heart shaped base
• Bark: gray, thin, flakes away, prickles and spines
• Fruit/Seed: smooth, round berry, ¼-1/2 inch diameter, purplish
• Height: 1-4 feet
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: rocky shores, outcrops, bluffs, rocky slopes, forest clearings, beach ridges, dunes

Sources and Credits

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

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• OregonFlora.org
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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