Cloudberry (Also called 'Baked Apple')
Plants of the The Taiga PlainsBalsam Poplar | Black Spruce | Cloudberry | Horsetail | Red Osier Dogwood Scrub Birch | Siberian Yarrow | Sphagnum Moss | Tamarck Trembling Aspen | White Spruce Rubus chamaemorusAppearanceCloudberry is a relative of the raspberry that has toothed leaves, white flowers in June/July and yellow-orange berries ripen in August/September. Range & HabitatYou can find cloudberries in Canada Scandinavia, Greenland, Russia and the US. Often found near bogs, lakes or marshes, cloudberries can grow in both wet and dry conditions. Life CycleCloudberries spread especially well underground, sending out rhizomes 10 cm below the surface that sprout into new plants about a metre away. They also produce seeds that can be carried off to colonize new areas, but this is less common. Animal UsesMoose graze on cloudberry twigs. Traditional First Nations UsesIndigenous people harvested the tasty berries and froze them to eat throughout the winter. The Inuit even made an ice cream-like dish by beating the frozen berries with seal oil and caribou tallow! Modern UsesBerries are eaten raw and are also made into commercial liqueurs in Canada and Finland. Status COSEWIC: Not at Risk More Information |
