''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 (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the rose family. 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