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Velvet Bramble - Rubus vestitus

Favourite Photos

image species author location uploaded taken select
Velvet Bramble Velvet Bramble - Rubus vestitus var. albiflorus dylan Long Wood and Hermitage Wood 20 Dec 2024, 7:45 p.m. 20 May 2023, 3:31 p.m.
Velvet Bramble Velvet Bramble - Rubus vestitus var. albiflorus dylan Long Wood and Hermitage Wood 20 Dec 2024, 7:45 p.m. 20 May 2023, 3:31 p.m.
Velvet Bramble Velvet Bramble - Rubus vestitus var. albiflorus dylan Woodland 28 Nov 2021, 10:50 p.m. 26 Nov 2021, 12:43 p.m.
Velvet Bramble Velvet Bramble - Rubus vestitus var. albiflorus dylan Woodland 28 Nov 2021, 10:50 p.m. 26 Nov 2021, 12:43 p.m.
Velvet Bramble Velvet Bramble - Rubus vestitus var. parvifolius dylan Lord's Wood 13 Jul 2022, 7:11 p.m. 12 Jul 2022, 10:35 a.m.
Velvet Bramble Velvet Bramble - Rubus vestitus var. parvifolius dylan Lord's Wood 13 Jul 2022, 7:11 p.m. 12 Jul 2022, 10:36 a.m.

Species Description

Widespread and fairly common in England, being scattered and local elsewhere. Other names include: Velvet or Dressed Blackberry, Soft-haired Bramble.

Useful Links:

Brambles of the British Isles

Rubusology

British Wild Flowers

Kew

Pl@ntNet

British Ecological Society

Wikipedia

Burke Herbarium Image Collection

NBN

Subspecies

name latinname species sightings media image
Velvet Bramble Rubus vestitus var. parvifolius 1 3 21 image for Velvet Bramble
Velvet Bramble Rubus vestitus var. albiflorus 1 14 82 image for Velvet Bramble