Photographs: Co. Cork

Brambles / Blackberries Rubus fruticosus agg. Dris Family: Rosaceae Flowering May-September, fruiting August-October. Deciduous shrub. Native. Panicles of white or pink-mauve flowers on second year stems. Edible berries are red ripening to black. Leaves have 3-5 toothed leaflets, prickly underneath with stalked lateral leaflets. Woody, prickly stems, trailing or arching, sometimes rooting at tips. Height/spread: 1-3m Widespread, often invasive. Woods, wasteland, hedges, arable land. There are many different micro-species (over 80 recorded in Ireland) but most need expert identification.

Bramble's, Rubus fruticosus agg., Dris