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Cloudberry
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Cloudberry

Rubus chamaemorus
In the United States: Native · also called baked-apple berry, yellowberry

Honeybees visit cloudberry flowers for moderate nectar and pollen rewards during its short summer bloom in cool, wet, acidic habitats like bogs and peatlands. Peak bloom aligns with early to mid-summer in boreal climates, providing a brief but valuable forage source where the plant is abundant. As a dioecious rhizomatous perennial, it spreads slowly in saturated soils but requires consistent moisture to avoid stress; flowers are white and solitary, attracting generalist pollinators including honeybees.

Nectarmedium
Pollenmedium
Bloom (US) June–July
Duration~20 days
TypePerennial
Sunpartial
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