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thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus

Thimbleberries are sweet, red berries that grow on tall bushes. They are soft and look like little cups, perfect for picking and eating right from the plant!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The thimbleberry has large, soft, maple-leaf-shaped leaves and showy white flowers resembling wild roses. Its bright red, cap-like berries, which look like tiny sewing thimbles, easily separate from their core when picked.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

If you ever get lost, finding thimbleberries might mean you're near water because they love moist soil!

Its extra-large, soft leaves can be used like a natural, biodegradable paper towel in the wilderness!

The thimbleberry's bright red fruit is so delicate, it often falls apart right in your hand!

Unlike many berry bushes, thimbleberry plants do not have thorns, making their fruit easy to pick and enjoy!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rhizome Runner

Thimbleberry can spread underground with rhizomes that help it quickly colonize new clearings after disturbances.

Fähigkeit

Pollinator Magnet

Thimbleberry produces large, showy white flowers that strongly attract a wide variety of native insects for pollination.

Fähigkeit

Sticky Seed Spreader

Its juicy, edible berries attract birds and mammals to eat them, which helps to spread its seeds far and wide.

Maße und Details

Höhe
100-250 cm
Ausbreitung
100-300 cm
Blütengröße
2-6 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to mid-summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Western Bumblebee

Bombus occidentalis

Feeds on thimbleberry nectar

eaten by

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

Eats the sweet, ripe berries

eaten by

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Browses on leaves and shoots

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Consumes the nutritious berries

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Thimbleberry Bush

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always ask an adult before picking and eating berries in the wild.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von thimbleberry?

100-250 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von thimbleberry?

100-300 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von thimbleberry?

2-6 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von thimbleberry?

Late spring to mid-summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von thimbleberry?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von thimbleberry?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von thimbleberry?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von thimbleberry?

Insekten

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