Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Rubus acaulis Michx. |
Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 298 (1803) |
Native Range | Subarctic America to n. USA |
Primary Biome | Subalpine or Subarctic |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 0-3000m |
Description | stems glabrous or hirsute, leaves ternate, middle leaflet ovate or obovate, to 6cm, cuneate, dentate to serrate, rounded, flowers solitary, petals 15-25mm |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in early spring and fall |
Synonyms | Cylactis arcticus ssp. acaulis (Michx.) W.A.Weber Manteia acaulis (Michx.) Raf. Rubus arcticus ssp. acaulis (Michx.) Focke Rubus arcticus var. acaulis (Michx.) B.Boivin |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NUN Nunavut, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador, NFL Newfoundland, ONT Ontario, QUE Québec) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (MIN Minnesota) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (MAI Maine, MIC Michigan) |