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SPECIES: Rubus parviflorus | Thimbleberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
RUBPAR

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   RUPA
   RUPAP2
   RUPAV


COMMON NAMES : 
   thimbleberry
   western thimbleberry
   salmonberry
   mountain sorrel
   white-flowering raspberry
   western thimble raspberry


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of thimbleberry is Rubus
parviflorus Nutt. [72].  Many formerly recognized varieties are no
longer accepted by most taxonomists.  Varieties are as follows [72,103]:

          R. p. var. parviflorus
          R. p. var. velutinus (Hook and Arn.) Greene

Hybrids between thimbleberry and red raspberry (R. idaeus) have been
reported, as have hybrids between thimbleberry and evergreen blackberry
(R. laciniatus) [71].  However, these hybrids are frequently sterile.



LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein, October 1989


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tirmenstein, D. 1989. Rubus parviflorus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Rubus parviflorus | Thimbleberry