Seasonal Wild Flowers

Latin name

Rubus chamaemorus

Family

Rosaceae

Flowering season

June to July

English distribution

It is found in the North, mainly the Pennines.

For a map see the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland –

Cloudberry

Habitat

It grows on moors, summit heaths and blanket bogs in the

northern uplands.

Description

Cloudberry is a native, annual, rhizomatous herb growing

up to 20cm.

Male and female flowers are on separate plants. Only the

female flower is shown here.

The flowers are solitary, up to 3cm across, with 5 white

petals.

Male flowers have many stamens.

There are numerous carpels with long cream styles.

The 5 sepals are ovate, light green, hairy and with

terminal points.

Fruits are a blackberry-type head of up to 40 drupelets,

which are at first red and then orange. They are edible.

Leaves are few, rounded and palmate, with up to 7-lobes.

Unlike in other UK brambles, Cloudberry stems have no

prickles.