thorny shrub
Spined woody plant
A thorny shrub is any woody plant of modest height bearing sharp spines or prickles on its stems or branches.
Roses, hawthorns, barberries, and brambles are common examples.
The phrase is descriptive rather than a botanical classification—any shrub with thorns qualifies: The property line was marked by an impenetrable thorny shrub.
- brambleThorny wild shrub
- briarThorny shrub or bush
- briar patchThorny shrub thicket
- bramble patchDense thorny shrub area
- thicketDense shrub cluster
hedge · prickly · spines · roses · rose bush · berries · wild raspberry · scratch · tangle · wild · barbs · gorse · hawthorn · blackberry · dense · impenetrable · no trespassing · snagging
- desert plantssaguaro, prickly pear, cholla, agave, barrel cactus
- berry farmingberry farms, berry farming, berry picking, crop yield, organic berries
surface texture/defensive features
thorny shrublamb's ear
Soft-leaved ground cover
cushion plant · fern · moss · boxwood · privet
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