page_title: Rubus parviflorus
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Rubus parviflorus / Description
caption_attribution_description: The Thimbleberry is an edible berry which makes excellent Jam. This is an ageing flower of the thimbleberry plant. Observed near Beaupre falls at the Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park. This is the first provincial park to be jointly managed by a First Nation and BC Parks.
context_page_description: Rubus parviflorus, commonly called thimbleberry, is a species of Rubus native to northern temperate regions of North America. It bears edible red fruit similar in appearance to a raspberry, but shorter, almost hemispherical. Because the fruit does not hold together well, it has not been commercially developed for the retail berry market, but is cultivated for landscapes. The plant has large fuzzy leaves and no thorns.
context_section_description: Rubus parviflorus is a dense shrub up to 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) tall with canes no more than 1.5 centimeters (0.59 in) in diameter, often growing in large clumps which spread through the plant's underground rhizome. Unlike many other members of the genus, it has no prickles. The leaves are palmate, up to 20 centimeters (7.9 in) across (much larger than most other Rubus species), with five lobes; they are soft and fuzzy in texture. The Concow tribe calls the plant wä-sā’ (Konkow language).
caption: Thimbleberry flower
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