Question: Dear Ace Botanist, I am wondering what this creeping, three-leaved, spiney invasive ivy is in my yard? The tiny spines …
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Dear Ace Botanist, I am wondering what this creeping, three-leaved, spiney invasive ivy is in my yard? The tiny spines on the runners distinguish it from the considerably less obnoxious wild strawberry which also grows here. I'm in central Massachusetts just west of the Quabbin reservoir facing north. Thanks for your answer!
Answer
Dear Tracy, good morning. You have photographed a native blackberry called Rubus hispidus (bristly blackberry). It is a trailing species with evergreen, lustrous leaves (each with 3 leaflets) and bristly stems. It will produce small blackberries. Enjoy.
