PLANT: Young stems, petioles, and inflorescences with minute eglandular hairs, gland‑tipped prickles to ca. 2 mm long, and stipitate glands. LEAVES: grayish‑tomentose below. 2n = 14 (and polyploids). NOTES: See also parent taxon. Pine, fir, and spruce forests often in wet or rocky places: Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Yavapai cos.; 1850‑3500 m (6000‑11500 ft); (May-)Jun‑Aug(-Sep); widespread in cooler parts of N. Amer. extending s into OR, IA, NC; n Mex. REFERENCES: Brasher, Jeffrey W. 2001. Rosaceae. J. Ariz. - Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 33(1).
Similar species: Page is under construction. Please see link below for general information on the genus Rubus.
Flowering: mid May to early September
Habitat and ecology: Locally common in disturbed peaty or boggy areas, swampy woodlands, and springy places.
Occurence in the Chicago region: native
Etymology: Rubus is the Latin name for bramble and also means red. Idaeus means "from from Mt. Ida of ancient Greece." Strigosus means "with bristles."