Is it thorns, spines, prickles, and trichomes?
Over the brambles
The Swamp Rose lures me closer
Fingers hooked by thorns
A Haiku by Mark
The Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris) is a perennial shrub that can grow up to 7 feet tall and is native to the eastern United States. As the name suggests, this plant prefers moist, acidic soil. The Swamp Rose flowers often grow to be about one or two inches in diameter and sparsely populate the stems.(1)
In my experience the Swamp Rose often grows alongside blackberries and raspberries. Both blackberries and raspberries are a part of the same family of plants known as Rosaceae. As these plants compete for sunlight they intertwine with each other and create an almost impenetrable bramble.
One common descriptor of a bramble is that it is a tangled mass of plants covered by thorns. Well, in this case, the term “thorn” isn’t completely accurate for the…
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Hi Kenne, Thanks for the re-post! I am glad that you found this interesting. Be well!
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