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Family: Rosaceae<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common name: Thimbleberry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E-flora BC: https:\/\/linnet.geog.ubc.ca\/Atlas\/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Rubus%20parviflorus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wikipedia: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rubus_parviflorus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thimbleberry is abundant in our area, it prefers moist sites in open forests, along streams and ditches, but you find it in drier places too. Depending on the site, they can be quite short (~2 feet in a dry spot) to up ~ 2 m tall. The mature stems of thimbleberry are rust-coloured to grey (very young shoots are green – and edible), the stems lack prickles (thorns). The plant forms large stands or thickets, with individual stems originating from underground rhizomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Individual branches originate from an underground stem (rhizome) to form large clonal stands. Photo credit: Lynda Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Overview of thimble berry plant with some aging flowers and immature fruits. Photo credit: Lynda Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Leaves are attached in a spiral (alternate) pattern along the stem, and they are superficially maple leaf-shaped. The texture of the leaf is very distinct, like dense soft velvet, due to dense hairs on both surfaces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The palmately (“like a hand”) lobed leaves of thimbleberry are superficially similar to maple leaves. The texture of the leaves are soft and velvety. The stems lack any type of thorn or prickle. Photo credit: Lynda Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n