Rubus cissburiensis

Semi-erect or trailing shrub; stems 1–4 m long, angular, glabrescent to moderately pubescent; prickles more or less equal, straight to falcate, subulate, to c. 6 mm long. Leaves 3–5-foliolate; leaflets obovate to suborbicular, mostly 3–8 cm long, 2–6 cm wide, cuspidate, base cuneate to subcordate, margins sharply toothed, upper surface green, glabrescent, lower surface usually grey-tomentose and thinly pilose; stipules linear, pilose. Flowers in long, terminal, pyramidal racemes; axis and peduncles tomentose or pubescent, with some stalked glands to c. 1 mm long. Sepals grey-tomentose and pubescent, appendiculate, reflexed in fruit; petals elliptic-obovate, pink. Stamens exceeding styles. Fruiting head more or less globose, c. 10 mm diam.; fruit glabrescent, black, not falling from receptacle when ripe. Flowers summer.