Thimbleberry

Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) 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.

Thimbleberry
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Rubus
Subgenus:	Anoplobatus
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/RubusR. parviflorus
Binomial name
Rubus parviflorus Nutt. 1818
Synonyms
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.

Thimbleberry plant with flowers

Thimbleberry Media

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  Cultivated plant in the Helsinki University Botanical Garden in Finland

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  Berries foraged in New York State