Blackthorn

Description:

Erect shrub usually 2-3m tall but may reach 5m with light foliage and covered in tiny sharp thorns. Fairly sparse in appearance but in late Summer is covered in fragrant, white flowers.

Habitat:

Highly successful plant that now dominates the understory of forests on the Cumberland Plain. Also a weed of pastures in some areas. In sandstone areas it can be found beside streams. Occurs across all eastern states of Australia.