Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority

Regionally Controlled Weed
Blackberry
Description: An erect woody bush with scrambling and
prickly stems (canes).
flowers: White to pink flowers with 5 petals form in clusters
at the end of branches. Flowers from December to February.
leaves: Oval, dark glossy green on the upper side and
lighter underneath with fine hairs. Edges lightly serrated.
Leaves shed in winter.
stems: Erect or sprawling canes up to 7 m long. Green to
reddish purple and covered in curved thorns.
fruit: Produced from December - March. Initially hard
green cluster of berry segments turning to red then black on
ripening.
Note: Invades natural watercourses as well as agricultural
land. Inhibits natural regeneration and reduces agricultural
productivity. Weed of National Significance.
similar Native species: Could be confused with native
Rubus species, such as the Small-leaf Bramble, Rubus
parvifolius.
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Rubus fruticosus spp. agg.
(Bramble)
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