About Rubus pedatus Sm.
Rubus pedatus Sm. is a low-growing, thornless plant that grows as either a small shrub or herb, with creeping stems. Its leaves are alternate, deciduous, and split into five coarsely toothed leaflets, a feature that gives the species its name. Its white flowers measure 1–2 cm (0.5–1 in) across, and grow individually on slender stalks. Its fruits are bright red, made up of small clusters of drupelets; some fruits contain as few as one single drupelet. This species grows in moist, mossy forests, glades, stream banks, and bog forests. It occurs along the Pacific coasts of eastern Russia, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska, and ranges inland to Yukon, Alberta, and Montana. The berries of Rubus pedatus are edible.
