5 - Blackberry Bushes

Along this section of the trail you can find two different types of blackberry bushes. The bushes with red or green thick stems and five leaflets per leaf are non-native Himalayan blackberry bushes, introduced to California from western Europe. The smaller blackberry plant, with thinner white, purplish or green stems and usually three leaflets per leaf, is the native California blackberry. Himalayan blackberries often form large thickets that crowd out native plant species.