Molucca Bramble

Family: Rosaceae
Scientific name: Rubus moluccanus
Description: Plant Form Prickly scrambling shrub. Size Up to 2 m long. Stem Hairy, with prickles. Leaves Compound of 5-7 leaflets which can be up to 8 cm long each and are oblong or lance-shaped, with deeply toothed edges. Flowers Typical Blackberry like white, with 5 petals. Solitary or in small clusters. Fruit and Seeds Raspberry-like, oval-shaped and bright red berries up to 2 cm long. Habitat This plant is native to rainforest margins and tall forests across eastern Australia but can be a significant weed elsewhere. Weed Status: Non-weedy native lookalike Weed Type: Non-weedy Native Lookalike, Invasive Garden Escapee Lifeform: Shrubby, Vine/climber

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