Cloudberry

Rubus chamaemorus L. - Rose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12 inches

Planting Distance: 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Root Depth: 12 inches

Growth Form: Thicket Forming

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: None

Flood Tolerance: High

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Cloudberry: Clossiana freija, Clossiana freija freija, Clossiana frigga, Clossiana frigga saga, Pyrgus centaureae freija, Sphinx canadensis

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York
  • CAN:  British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.