thorny stems
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- rosesThorny flowering shrubs
- bramblesThorny wild shrubs
- spinesStiff, pointed projections
- barbsSharp points or jibes
scratchy · hedge · thicket · briars · sharp · tangled · protective · defensive · wild · climbing · scratched · bleeding · pruning · gloves · blackberry · raspberry · hawthorn · wounding
- plant adaptationsdrought tolerance, water storage, deep roots, spines, thorns
- plant defensesthorns, spines, trichomes, toxins, latex
- stem structureswoody stems, rhizomes, stolons, runners, tubers