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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Rosaceae
Rubus parviflorus Nutt.
thimbleberry
Rubus: Latin name for "bramble" or "blackberry"
parviflorus: Latin for "small flower"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 18"-40" tall shrub; stems with no prickles |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1"-1 1/2" wide; inflorescence of a few flowers in cyme-like, long-stalked cluster; blooms June-July |
| Fruit: | red, fuzzy, 1/2" thick berry |
| Leaf: | round to kidney-shaped, maple-like, 4"- 8" wide, with 5 shallow, toothed, pointed lobes |
| Habitat: | partial sun; moderate moisture; forests, woods |
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