Native Raspberry, Rose-leaf Bramble

Rubus rosaefolius

Distribution in Canberra Region. Widespread and common in the region.

Dispersal. Seeds are dispersed by water and animals.

General Description and Biology

A scrambling (rather than climbing) plant, often around rocks.
Superficially resembling a blackberry, but the leaves are elongated, serrated, lightly sprinkled with hairs.
The flowers (spring-summer) are white, 5-petalled, rosaceous in form.
Mature fruits are dark red (not black), elongated.

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