Fives

Following the bramble-blackberry alert at the beginning of reference 1, I have been on the lookout for clusters of five and three leaves.

With this modest, but clear, example turning up on the pavement of Manor Green Road, near its junction with West Hill.

Clearer still under zoom. Alternating laterals. Perhaps one could take a phyllotactic interest in the position and orientation of the substantial thorns on the stem.

References

Reference 1: https://psmv6.blogspot.com/2026/06/modigliani.html.

Reference 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus. The whole bramble genus, with several hundred species, depending who is doing the counting.

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