Species

Rubus chamaemorus L.

Cloudberry

Rosaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Genus: Rubus (Raspberry)

Synonyms

Rubus chamaemorus
Chamaemorus anglicus
Chamaemorus norvegicus
Rubus nubis
Rubus pseudochamaemorus

Related species

Rubus subg. Anoplobatus (Focke) Focke
Rubus odoratus L. - Purple-Flowered Raspberry
Rubus parviflorus Nutt.
Rubus subg. Chamaemorus
Rubus chamaemorus L. - Cloudberry
Rubus subg. Cylactis (Raf.) Focke
Rubus subg. Dalibardastrum
Rubus tricolor Prain & al.
Rubus subg. Idaeobatus (Focke) Focke
Rubus subg. Rubus

Traits


    Maximal 25 cm tall. inflorescence: terminal, flowers solitary. flowers: Ø 40–55 mm, whitish. floral-axis: arched conically. fruits: less than 20 fruitlets per flower, fruitlets fused only at the base, orange to brownish. stem: herbaceous, stem-base long prostrating, ...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Rubus chamaemorus

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Rubus chamaemorus

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Rubus chamaemorus

Rubus chamaemorus

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • bogs, sedge-lands

  • in nutrient-poor, acidic, moist to wet habitats

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