Blackberries are one of the top ten fruits containing anti-oxidants
bramble
Rubus fruticosus
- A very familiar, vigorous and thorny scrambling shrub
- Flowers are white or pink
- Fruit (blackberry) goes from green through-red, to deep purple and finally black when ripe
Where found
Common in woodland, hedges, scrub and wasteland
It will grow almost anywhere throughout the British Isles.
When to look for
- Flowers: June-July
- Ripe fruit: September