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Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus)
Photo: Moravice, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

On the map in 3 countries herbaceous plant symbol: Finland

Cloudberry

Rubus chamaemorus

Family: Rosaceae

On our map this plant appears in 3 countries and ranks highest in: Finland, Norway, Sweden.

The cloudberry is a low perennial 10–25 cm tall, with a few wrinkled, kidney-shaped leaves and solitary white flowers. It is dioecious, and only female plants bear fruit: the berry resembles a raspberry, red at first and golden orange, soft and highly aromatic when ripe. It grows on raised bogs and in the tundra, spreading mainly by long rhizomes. Harvests vary greatly, because the flowers are easily killed by spring frosts.

Description from: Finland.

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Significance in each country

  1. Finland no. 3 of 10 native

    Appears on the Finnish 2-euro coin

    The cloudberry’s flower and fruit decorate the Finnish 2-euro coin, and the plant is regarded as the treasure of Finland’s bogs – the berries fetch high prices, and cloudberry jam with leipäjuusto cheese is a dessert for special occasions.

  2. Norway no. 7 of 10 native

    In northern Norway cloudberries are so highly valued that in the counties of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark landowners may restrict picking by outsiders – an exception to the right of public access to nature (allemannsretten).

  3. Sweden no. 10 of 10 native

    Cloudberries are among the most expensive wild berries in Sweden, and picking them in Norrbotten and Västerbotten can be an important source of income.