Rubus nivalis

Snow dwarf bramble, Snow Dwarf Bramble

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.3

Snow dwarf bramble is a rare (CNPS 2B.3) California native perennial found in the northwestern Klamath Ranges of Del Norte County in moist semi-shaded to open areas at elevations of 1,250 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces pink to magenta (occasionally white) flowers 6 to 10 millimeters long, with narrow-elliptic petals. Growing as a prostrate perennial with stems 1 to 2 millimeters in diameter, it spreads by rooting at its nodes and features few to several small, curved prickles. Its leaves are generally simple or slightly 3-lobed, with terminal leaflets that are ovate to heart-shaped, toothed, and having acute to obtuse tips. The fruit is distinctive, developing as small red berries that fall separately from the plant.

Habitat: Moist semi-shaded to open areas

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1250 m

Bioregions: nw KR (Del Norte Co.)

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.