Cylactis arcticus subsp. acaulis
Michx.
Dwarf raspberry, Dewberry
Rosaceae Edible: Fruit
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A small herb. It grows 8-25 cm tall. Several shoots grow in tufts from a perennial rootstock. The flowers are large and purple or red. The fruit are small and sweet.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
It grows in timberline forest and alpine tundra in the Rocky Mountains in Canada.
Where It Grows
Canada, North America, USA,
Notes
There are about 700 Rubus species.
Synonyms
Rubus acaulis Michx.Rubus arcticus subsp. acaulis (Michx.) FockeRubus arcticus var. acaulis (Michx.) B. Boivin
References (5)
- Cormack, R. G. H., 1967, Wild Flowers of Alberta. Commercial Printers Edmonton, Canada. p 162 (As Rubus acaulis)
- Fl. bor.-amer. 1:298. 1803 (As Rubus acaulis)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 487 (As Rubus arcticus ssp. acaulis)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Rubus acaulis)
- Porsild, A.E., 1974, Rocky Mountain Wild Flowers. Natural History Series No. 2 National Museums of Canada. p 246 (As Rubus acaulis)
