CLOUDBERRIES Rubus chamaemorus

Description: Plant

Grows low to the ground; rounded leaves, toothed, leathery; bears only one white flower and single fruit which turns from red to yellow as it ripens.

Habitat:

Moist areas of peat or tundra.

Uses:

Cloudberries are a special treat, and usually not found in great quantities. They are sometimes called salmonberries. The young shoots will produce a gray to black dye. Scandinavians market cloudberries commercially as preserves, bottled whole in syrup or water, or as a liqueur.

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