Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus Rosaceae (Rose Family)  Home     Plant Index     Details     Utah Range Map ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Lambs Canyon - 25 June 2013 Lambs Canyon - 25 June 2013 Lambs Canyon - 25 June 2013 Co-op Creek, Uinta Mountains Co-op Creek, Uinta Mountains Co-op Creek, Uinta Mountains USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 276.    Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Located at Lambs Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah and at Co-op Creek, Uinta Mountains Characteristics Plant grows to 6 feet tall and wide with three to ten inch wide hairy, maple-like leaves.  White, 5 petalled flowers with a crinkly look.  The red fruit looks like a flattened raspberry and is reported to have a variable taste.   After the ripened fruit is taken away from the core, it (the core) looks like a thimble. Back to Top