A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Rubus nivalis Douglas ex Hook.[FNA9, HC, HC2]
snow dwarf bramble, snow dewberry
Publication: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 181. 1832.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: Draft FNA9: "Rubus nivalis is defined by its trailing, prickly stems, simple to 3-foliate perennial leaves, broadly elliptic to ovate stipules, and small magenta to pink flowers. The closest relative of R. nivalis is likely the Mexican R. pumilus Focke. Asian species previously classified in subg. Chamaebatus are polyploid (M. M. Thompson 1997) and not phylogenetically close (L. A. Alice and C. C. Campbell 1999; L. A. Alice et al. 2008, pers. comm.)."
Last updated 7/4/2020 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Cardiobatus nivalis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene
