| Scientific Name: | Rubus parviflorus |
| Common Name: | thimbleberry |
| Family Name: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. east of Cascades, B.C. west of Cascades |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 2 - 3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Dense, Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - horizontal |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Filler, Group or mass planting, Herb, Reclamation, Spring interest, Urban agriculture, Wildlife food, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade |
| Soil or Media: | Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Lobed, Alternate, Soft flexible, Palmate venation, Pubescent, Tomentose, Glandular hairs, Orbicular, Reniform, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Corymb, White, May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Aggregate fruit, Drupe, Edible, Red, Jul-Aug-Sep |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Thicket shrub; leaves alternate, most orbicular, 15-25cm wide, palmately lobed, dull green that are tomentose, margin serrate; aggregate of drupelets, about 1cm wide, bright red, and looks like half a thimble or a dense raspberry. | |