It is one of the smaller members of the bramble rose and is a forerunner to the primitive domestic Wickmoss Rose. Aside from being of the same tribe and family as the Cherokee and Chickasaw roses, it is an entity unto itself. Unlike the delicious blackberry and dewberry, which produces a dark edible berry, this rose produces a fruit that is peach or yellow in color and is often overlooked because one might assume it is not yet ripe. The specimen shown was located on Burnt Corn Creek at O'Bannon Park, near Brewton. It can also be found on H-84 between Owasse and Andalusia in the River Falls area.
Leaves are opposite and deeply lobed.
Flowers are similar to other blackberries, but solitary on reddish stems. Bloom cycles occur later in the spring, usually around June or July and the ripe fruit appears around September - just right for some autumn turnovers or cobblers. Cloudberry is easily transplanted to the herb garden and is easily contained by simply snipping the creeping stems. Will readily climb a masonry embankment or trellis.