Question: I was wondering if it is possible to ID this plant. I always believed this low growing, sprawling, prickly plant …
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Question
I was wondering if it is possible to ID this plant. I always believed this low growing, sprawling, prickly plant with few berries was a Bramble. Go Botony does not confirm that. Thanks for your thoughts! It grows in Salem Sound, Massachusetts. SueLB
Answer
Dear SueLB, you've photographed a species of blackberry, likely Rubus hispidus (bristly blackberry), or a hybrid with that species. The three, firm-textured and glossy leaflets that are widest beyond the middle and not prolonged into an acumination, with trailing stems that lack broad-based prickles are good field identifiers.
