''Rubus bifrons'', the European blackberry or Himalayan blackberry, is a European species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the

rose family Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. The family includes herbs, shrubs, and trees. Most species are deciduous, but some ...

. It is widespread across much of Europe and naturalized in scattered parts of North America.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
/ref> It is sometimes considered to include the species '' R. armeniacus''. ''Rubus bifrons'' is a spiny shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Stems are biennial, arching, sometimes creeping. Leaves are palmately compound with three or five leaflets. Flowers are white or pink, in large arrays at the ends of branches, sometimes containing as many as 100 flowers. Fruits are black.

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* bifrons Plants described in 1821 Flora of Europe {{Rubus-stub