Question: are brambles and blackberries the same thing?
Answer: A bramble is any rough, tangled, prickly shrub, usually in the genus Rubus, which grows blackberries, raspberries, or dewberries. "Bramble" is also used to describe other prickly shrubs such as roses (Rosa species). ... In British English, bramble usually refers to the common blackberry, Rubus fruticosus.