Rubus parviflorus

Not to be confused with Rubus spectabilis, also called salmonberry, or Rubus occidentalis, Rubus odoratus or Rubus rosifolius, also called thimbleberry.

Thimbleberry

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Subgenus: Rubus subg. Anoplobatus
Species:
R. parviflorus
Binomial name
Rubus parviflorus
Nutt. 1818
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Bossekia nutkana Greene
  • Bossekia parviflora (Nutt.) Greene
  • Rubacer parviflorum (Nutt.) Rydb.
  • Rubus natkanus G.Don
  • Rubus nutkanus Moc. ex Ser.
  • Rubus nutkanus var. nuttallii Torr. & A.Gray
  • Rubus nutkanus var. parviflorus (Nutt.) Focke
  • Rubus parviflorus var. bifarius Fernald
  • Rubus parviflorus var. grandiflorus Farw.
  • Rubus parviflorus var. heteradenius Fernald
  • Rubus parviflorus var. hypomalacus Fernald
  • Rubus parviflorus subsp. velutinus (Hook. & Arn.) R.L.Taylor & MacBryde
  • Rubus velutinus Hook. & Arn.
  • Rubus ribifolius C.K.Schneid.

Rubus parviflorus, commonly called thimbleberry,[2] (also known as redcaps) is a species of Rubus native to northern temperate regions of North America. The plant has large hairy leaves and no thorns. It bears edible red fruit similar in appearance to a raspberry, but shorter, almost hemispherical. It has not been commercially developed for the retail berry market, but is cultivated for landscapes.

  1. ^ The Plant List, Rubus parviflorus Nutt.
  2. ^ "Rubus parviflorus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 17 May 2015.