Original : A sprawling shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 0.9-1.8 m high and spreads 3-8 m wide. It spreads by long woody canes. These are armed with hooked prickles. Some plants can be thornless. The leaves are made up of 3-5 leaflets. These are oval or rounded. They have teeth along the edge. The upper surface is green and the lower surface is lighter and greyish. The leaf stalks are short and spiny. The flowers are white or pale pink. They occur in clusters. The fruit is made up of small fruitlets on a pithy core. They are in clusters at the ends of branches{{{0(+x).
Original : It is a temperate plant. It suits high rainfall areas. In Hobart Botanical gardens. It suits hardiness zones 4-7. Tasmania Herbarium{{{0(+x).