[Blackberries, Brambles, Raspberries, Salmonberries and Thimbleberries: The Genus Rubus in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Dwarf Bramble, Hairy-fruit Smooth Dewberry, Roughfruit Berry

Rubus lasiococcus

Synonym: Comarobatia lasiococca

Dwarf Bramble, Roughfruit Berry: Rubus lasiococcus (Synonym: Comarobatia lasiococca) - Dwarf Bramble, Hairy-fruit Smooth Dewberry, Roughfruit Berry: Rubus lasiococcus (Synonym: Comarobatia lasiococca)

Dwarf bramble blooming at left high along the Sheep Canyon Trail, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.........August 20, 2017. The photo at right shows a close-up of the flower of dwarf bramble as seen along Cascade Creek in the Mt. Adams Wilderness.......June 2, 2007.

Dwarf Bramble, Hairy-fruit Smooth Dewberry, Roughfruit Berry: Rubus lasiococcus (Synonym: Comarobatia lasiococca)

The photo above shows the leafy, ground-hugging stolon of dwarf bramble as seen along the Pacific Crest Trail on the west side of Sawtooth Mountain, Indian Heaven Wilderness......September 26, 2022.

Dwarf Bramble, Hairy-fruit Smooth Dewberry, Roughfruit Berry: Rubus lasiococcus (Synonym: Comarobatia lasiococca) - Dwarf Bramble, Hairy-fruit Smooth Dewberry, Roughfruit Berry: Rubus lasiococcus (Synonym: Comarobatia lasiococca)

Dwarf bramble still in bloom along the Boundary Trail #1 on the west side of Harry's Ridge, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument..........July 2, 2014.

Dwarf Bramble, Hairy-fruit Smooth Dewberry, Roughfruit Berry: Rubus lasiococcus (Synonym: Comarobatia lasiococca)

Dwarf bramble in bloom along the Rho Ridge Trail #564 in forest about a mile or so north of Hawk Mountain, Clackamas District, Mt. Hood National Forest........September 15, 2018.

Dwarf Bramble, Hairy-fruit Smooth Dewberry, Roughfruit Berry: Rubus lasiococcus (Synonym: Comarobatia lasiococca) - Dwarf Bramble, Hairy-fruit Smooth Dewberry, Roughfruit Berry: Rubus lasiococcus (Synonym: Comarobatia lasiococca)

A close-up of dwarf bramble as seen at left at the base of Potato Hill to the north of Mt. Adams at the boundary between the Gifford Pinchot NF and Yakama Indian Reservation.......June 21, 2005. The photo at right shows a late-blooming dwarf bramble along the Observation Trail #132, Sister Rocks Research Natural Area, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....September 6, 2023.

Paul Slichter