Rubus vulgaris

 ( Vulgaris ) 

Rubus vulgaris is a European species of flowering plant in the Rosaceae.

Rubus vulgaris is a prickly shrub with tapering prickles curved downwards towards the base of the stem. Leaves are palmately compound with 5 leaflets. Flowers are pale lavender. Fruits are black. Rubus vulgaris Weihe & Nees Gewöhnliche Brombeere description in German, photographs, German distribution maps R. vulgaris Weihe & Nees | Rubus Nederland description in Dutch with photos and Dutch distribution map The species is sometimes considered to be a synonym of R. commutatus''

• photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden