Creeping Chinese Bramble

Rubus tricolor

Plant Data

Order:

Rosales

Family:

Rosaceae (Rose)

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flowers:

5 white petals. Flowers appear in clusters at the end of stems.

Fruit:

Juicy, red, aggregated drupes.

Leaves:

The younger leaves are ovate and lightly toothed. As the leaves age, they become slightly pinnate with 3-5 lobes. The leaves are dark, shiny, crinkly and slightly leathery in appearance. The undersides of the leaves are a pale green. The leaf veins are covered in red bristles or hairs. In fact, the entire plant is covered in bristles.

Maximum Size:

2 meters tall.

Foraging Notes:

The fruit are edible and taste like very sweet raspberries (the author's opinion).
Never consume a wild plant unless you are 100% certain that it is safe to eat and you know that you have identified it correctly.

Habitats:

Gardens, waterside, woodland.