thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus

Member of flowering raspberries (subgenus Anoplobatus)
brambles (genus Rubus)
brambles (tribe Rubeae)
rose family (family Rosaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
white in flowering plants

plant 0.5–2.5 m, erect
no prickles
stem: to 6 mm diam, not angled, glabrous to finely hairy with stalked glands, not glaucous
leaf: simple, palmately (3)5-lobed
stipules: triangular-lanceolate to narrow-ovate, 1.5–3 mm wide

all others are thread-like to linear, ≤ 1 mm wide

sepals hairy, stalked-glandular
fruit: raspberry-type (hollow when picked), red
hosts thimbleberry gallmaker (Diastrophus kincaidii)

Edibility: The fruit has a sweet and pleasant flavor, although it is very seedy. [source]

Toxicity of june berry (Rubus spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.

Chris’s observations: 50 (all are research grade)

Locations:

Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP: 5
Coal Creek OSP: 4
Nisene Marks SP: 4
Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 4
Bear Creek Redwoods OSP: 3
Castle Rock SP: 3
Murray Ranch SP: 3
Windy Hill OSP: 3
Butano SP: 2
El Corte de Madera OSP: 2
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP - Fall Creek Unit: 2
Russian Ridge OSP: 2
Sam McDonald CP: 2
San Pedro Valley CP: 2
Andrew Molera SP
Desolation Wilderness
Garrapata SP
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Huckleberry Botanic RP
Lake Chabot RP
Picchetti Ranch OSP
Stevens Creek CP
Wilder Ranch SP

Months:

Apr.: 4
May: 11
Jun.: 10
Jul.: 10
Aug.: 6
Sep.: 3
Oct.: 1
Nov.: 2
Dec.: 2
Jan.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora