Rubus nivalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Subgenus: Rubus subg. Chamaebatus
Species:
R. nivalis
Binomial name
Rubus nivalis
Douglas ex Hook. 1832
Synonyms[1]
  • Cardiobatus nivalis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene

Rubus nivalis, commonly known as snow raspberry, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family.[2] It is native to northwestern North America: British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and far northern California.[3][4]

Rubus nivalis is a small, prickly shrub up to 15 cm (6 inches) tall, with stems creeping along the ground. Leaves are evergreen, sometimes simple (non-compound) but sometimes compound with 3 leaflets. Flowers are pink or magenta. Fruit is red with only 3-10 drupelets. It grows in forests that are shaded and moist.[5]

References

  1. The Plant List, Rubus nivalis Douglas ex Hook.
  2. Pojar, Jim; Andy MacKinnon (1994). Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Lone Pine Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 1-55105-042-0.
  3. "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map".
  4. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Rubus nivalis Douglas, Snow bramble, snow dwarf bramble, snow raspberry
  5. "Rubus nivalis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
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