The canes of black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis), a lovely New England native, have a lovely purplish - crimson hue in the starkness of winter.
They spread by arching and rerooting when they touch the ground. Their convoluted arches almost look like the framework for a bush camp or hut, waiting to be covered with thatch or branches.
They are pretty thorny though, and catch on everything.
According to Go Botany (Native Plant Trust) the whitish bloom on the canes occurs on first year stalks. The bloom is easily rubbed off the glabrous (smooth) stem with a finger as I did in the pic below:
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