Rosaceae

Cloudberry

Rubus chamaemorus L.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus

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Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) — FlowerPhoto: Cheryl McCleary-Catalano, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (55)

Arabic: روبوس شاميموروس
arz: روبوس شاميموروس
atj: Cikotai
ba: Мораҡ
Belarusian: Марошка, Маліна прыземістая
Cantonese: 雲莓
Catalan: Móra vermella
Chinese: 云莓, 兴安悬钩子, 雲莓
Czech: Ostružiník moruška, Moruška krkonošská
Danish: Multebær
Dutch: Kruipbraam, Gele bosbraam, Veenbraam
English: Cloudberry, Baked apple berry, Four-leaved mare's tail, Salmonberry, Aqpik, Averin, Bakeapple, Evron
Esperanto: Kamemoro, Ĥamemoro
Estonian: Rabamurakas
Finnish: Lakka, Hilla, Muurain, Suomuurain, Lintti, Nevamarja, Valokki
French: Plaquebière, Chicoutai, Chicouté, Plaquebiere, Ronce des tourbières, Ronce petit-murier, Ronce petit-mûrier
Georgian: Მიწამაყვალა
German: Moltebeere, Moltbeere, Multbeere, Multebeere, Schellbeere, Sumpfbrombeere, Torfbeere
hsb: Žołty ćernjowc
Icelandic: Múltuber, Moltuber
ik: Aqpik, ᐊᖅᐱᒃ
Irish: Eithreog shléibhe
Italian: Camemoro, Rovo artico
iu: ᐊᖅᐱᒃ
Japanese: ホロムイイチゴ, クラウドベリー
Korean: 진들딸기
kv: Мырпом
Latvian: Lācene
Lithuanian: Paprastoji tekšė, Tekšė
Norwegian Bokmål: Molte, Multe, Molter, Multer
Norwegian Nynorsk: Molte, Myrbær
olo: Muur'oi
os: Цъымарайы мæнæргъы
Persian: تمشک شمالی
Polish: Malina moroszka, Moroszka
Portuguese: Amora-branca-silvestre, Amora branca silvestre, Amora-árctica, Amora-ártica, Framboesa-amarela
Russian: Морошка, Морошка обыкновенная, Морошка приземистая, Рубус ложноморошковый
sah: Бөллөхүнэ, Бөллөҕүнэ, Моруоска
se: Luomi, Luopmánat, Láttat
Serbian: Морошка
sgs: Vištkuojis
sjd: Лӯмь
sje: Láddak
Slovenian: Barjanska robida
sma: Laadtege
smj: Láttak
smn: Lyeme
sms: Lueʹm
Spanish: Mora de los Pantanos, Moras de los pantanos
Swedish: Hjortron, Mylt
Tatar: Морак
Ukrainian: Морошка
vep: Murašk
vro: Molohk
Welsh: Llwyn mwyar y Berwyn

Synonyms

Chamaemorus anglicus Greene
Chamaemorus chamaemorus (L.) House
Chamaemorus norvegicus Greene
Chamaemorus norwegica Clus. ex Greene
Rubus chamaemorus var. pseudochamaemorus (Tolm.) Hultén
Rubus chamaemorus var. pseudochamaemorus (Tolm.) Vorosch.
Rubus horridulus Hook.f.
Rubus nubis Gray
Rubus parapungens H.Hara
Rubus pseudochamaemorus Tolm.
Rubus pungens var. horridulus H.Hara
Rubus ribis-folius Gilib.
Rubus yessoicus Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 1,948 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Cheryl McCleary-Catalano, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: steve b, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Owen Strickland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: mnt99york, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Norma Malinowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Norma Malinowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ingvild Riska, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Randal, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.