Twig Key

So far you have made the following choices...

• deciduous leaves
• alternate arrangement
• soft wooded shrub with arching canes
• twig has spines

It could be one of the species in the table below.

Possible Matches:

Family	Genus	Species	common name
Rosaceae	Rosa	multiflora	multiflora rose
Rosaceae	Rosa	rugosa	rugosa rose
Rosaceae	Rubus	alleghaniensis	Alleghany blackberry
Rosaceae	Rubus	flagellaris	dewberry
Rosaceae	Rubus	idaeus	raspberry
Rosaceae	Rubus	occidentalis	black raspberry
Rosaceae	Rubus	phoenicolasius	wine raspberry

 

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