#thorny shrub

• Kangaroo thorn — A thorny shrub or small tree species native to Australia, officially recognized in modern taxonomy under the accepted name 'Acacia paradoxa', but frequently referenced in historical and horticultural literature by its synonym 'Acacia armata'. The plant is distinguished by a dense canopy, angular branches covered with sharp stipular spines, and asymmetric, wavy phyllodes that give it an impenetrable appearance; for this reason, it was historically used to create defensive hedges, while also being valued for its bright yellow globular inflorescences.
• Prickly moses — A species of small thorny shrub endemic to southwestern Western Australia, remarkable for its ecological value and delicate beauty. The plant features true, finely divided, deep green bipinnate leaves, protected by sharp stipular spines located at the stem nodes. Popularly known as the 'prickly moses', this species is famous not only for its brilliant golden-yellow globular inflorescences, but also for its unique capacity to fix nitrogen in the soil and to display a natural resistance against the destructive attacks of the dieback fungus Phytophthora cinnamomi.
• Hawthorn — A regional or popular name attributed to the hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), a thorny shrub of the Rosaceae family, recognized for its white flowers and red berries with cardiotonic properties; also, the term is sometimes used for the common dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) or sea buckthorn. In traditional rural phytotherapy, infusions from its leaves and young branches were administered as a natural remedy for regulating blood pressure.
• Aralia chinensis — The scientific binomial name for the Chinese angelica tree or Chinese spikenard, a large deciduous shrub or small tree in the Araliaceae family, native to East Asia (China, Vietnam, Malaysia). It is characterized by stems armed with sharp prickles, exceptionally large bipinnate compound leaves, and white umbel-like paniculate inflorescences, utilized in traditional Chinese medicine due to the tonic and anti-inflammatory properties of its roots and bark.
• Thorny shrub — A rare regional name used in certain microtoponyms and dialects of southern Romania to denote a wild shrub, a variety of bramble, or a degraded form of dwarf maple growing in calcareous and arid areas. The term is sometimes used by old rural communities to describe thorny bushes used for the natural demarcation of boundaries or fields.