Drooping clusters of red thimble-like fruit ripen in August. McLean Lake Trail Dewberries are a refreshing treat in midsummer. Unfortunately they are not found in quantity. Leaves are compound and composed of 3 or 5 toothed leaflets on a single stem. A single white, five-petalled erect flower blooms in mid June.
Red fruit resembles raspberry but is elongated rather than thimble-shaped.
The plant is usually less than 30cm. Sphagnum bogs by McLean Lake Pitcher Plant is an unmistakable insectivorous bog plant. The large heavily veined red or green leaves are hollow and pitcher-like from the base of the stalk. A single five-petalled greenish red flower with a large flattened pistil grows in summer on a long stalk. This plant may be easily confused, at first glance, with Canada Mayflower.