RED DEWBERRY 



Rubus pedatus Smith 



The rich green leaves of the red dewberry form close mats over 

 the ground, and the star-like white flowers contrast sharply with 

 them. The fruits have usually four or five drupelets, bright red in 

 color, surrounded by a leafy envelope. The stems creep along the 

 ground, rooting at the joints. Both flowers and fruits often are 

 found on the plants at the same time. This member of the Rose 

 Family inhabits cool, damp woods. 



In the Selkirk Mountains red dewberry is very plentiful, but our 

 specimen was obtained near the trail leading from the Banff- Win- 

 dermere motor road at Marble Canyon to Evelyn Glacier, five miles 

 south, in the valley of Vermilion River, fifteen miles from Castle 

 Station on the Canadian Pacific Railway, at an altitude of 6,000 feet. 



Red dewberry is found from Montana to California, and north- 

 ward to Alberta and Alaska. 



plate 2.93 



