Plant
- Shrub-like perennial
- Biennial canes
Twig
- Alternate leaf arrangement
- Upright or arching
- Biennial canes with foliage (first year), flowers and fruit (second year)
- Thorns
Leaf
- Compound leaves with 3-5 leaflets
- Leaflets toothed
- Silvery underside
Flower
Fruit
- ½-1" long aggregate of drupelets
- Red, yellow, dark purple, black
- Fruit stem separates from raspberry when harvested