Cloudberry / Bakeapple (Rubus chamaemorus)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Rare northern tundra jewel growing single golden-amber aggregate berries in cold sphagnum peat bogs.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Luscious, creamy, floral and slightly musky with hints of baked apple, apricot, and honey. — Eaten fresh on the tundra, highly prized as a delicacy; Cooked into Newfoundland bakeapple jam and desserts; Macerated in aquavit or liqueur for wild arctic cordials

Habitat & North American Range

Sphagnum peat bogs, boreal muskeg, and subarctic tundra. (Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3)