Rubus parviflorus - Thimbleberry

Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) is a suckering, thornless deciduous shrub native to western North America, its fruit, young shoots, and flowers edible.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Dye¹

Type

• Rubus spp. - Blackberry
• Shrub
• Deciduous

Functions

• Ground cover¹
• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Rubus parviflorus | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time 45 seconds ↩