Oregon Native: Rough Fruit Berry

Plant Name:  Rubus lasiococcus
Common name:  Rough Fruit Berry, Dwarf Bramble
Plant Type:  Perennial Subshrub/Groundcover
Plant Height: Few Inches
Spread: Small Vine
Bloom Time: June to August
Flower Color: White; small red fruit
Exposure: Sun
Water Needs:  Moist
Attributes: Attracts Bumble & Native Bees; Hummingbirds, & Moths
HOST for: White-lined sphinx, Alfalfa Looper Moth, Elegant Sheep Moth, Red-humped Caterpillar, Lappet Moth, Fingered Dagger Moth, Lunate Zale Moth.

Note: Trailing Vine, Thornless, Freely Rooting.
Uses: Fruit
Native to:  British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California
Oregon Native:  YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-7

Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC member & Master Gardener                            and Carlotta Lucas, AGC Member

Photo by: Walter Siegmund / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)