Photos: nr Ballingeary, Co.Cork |
Chinese Bramble White flowers, single or in terminal racemes but frequently does not flower. Red fruit, edible but tasteless. Leaves obvate, entire or 3-5 shallow-lobed. Dark green, glossy, white-hairy beneath. Creeping and arching shoots, covered in red-brown bristles. Rooting stem tips. Height: To 60 cm, spread several metres. Hedges, roadsides, woodland, waste ground. Frequently planted for ground cover. Garden escape or discard, can be invasive. Introduced. |