Burke: Rubus bartonianus vs. Rubus pedatus

	Rubus bartonianus	Rubus pedatus
		strawberry bramble, strawberry-leaf raspberry
Habit		Mat-forming, unarmed perennial, the stems herbaceous, stolonous, rooting at the nodes; flowering stems erect, short, up to 2 cm. tall, with 1-3 leaves.
Leaves		Leaves with prominent, brownish, entire stipules, the blades long-petiolate, palmately divided into 5 leaflets; leaflets obovate, doubly serrate, 1-3 cm. long.
Flowers		Flowers solitary on filiform peduncles 2-6 cm. long; calyx nearly glabrous, the 5 lobes narrowly oblong-lanceolate, 5-11 mm. long, toothed near the tip; petals 5, white, oblong, equaling the sepals; stamens numerous; pistils 3-6, glabrous.
Fruits		Drupelets red, somewhat coherent; seeds 4 mm. long.

	Rubus bartonianus	Rubus pedatus
Flowering time		May-July
Habitat		Moist areas, open banks to dense forests, near sea level to timberline
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to Alberta, Idaho, and Montana. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin		Native
Conservation status		Not of concern
Sibling taxa	R. allegheniensis, R. arcticus, R. bifrons, R. idaeus, R. laciniatus, R. lasiococcus, R. leucodermis, R. nigerrimus, R. nivalis, R. parviflorus, R. pedatus, R. pensilvanicus, R. pubescens, R. spectabilis, R. ulmifolius, R. ursinus, R. vestitus	R. allegheniensis, R. arcticus, R. bifrons, R. idaeus, R. laciniatus, R. lasiococcus, R. leucodermis, R. nigerrimus, R. nivalis, R. parviflorus, R. pensilvanicus, R. pubescens, R. spectabilis, R. ulmifolius, R. ursinus, R. vestitus
Web links	Local floras: OR Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: BC, OR, WA Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Rubus bartonianus

Rubus pedatus

strawberry bramble, strawberry-leaf raspberry

Habit

Mat-forming, unarmed perennial, the stems herbaceous, stolonous, rooting at the nodes; flowering stems erect, short, up to 2 cm. tall, with 1-3 leaves.

Leaves

Leaves with prominent, brownish, entire stipules, the blades long-petiolate, palmately divided into 5 leaflets;

leaflets obovate, doubly serrate, 1-3 cm. long.

Flowers

Flowers solitary on filiform peduncles 2-6 cm. long;

calyx nearly glabrous, the 5 lobes narrowly oblong-lanceolate, 5-11 mm. long, toothed near the tip;

petals 5, white, oblong, equaling the sepals;

stamens numerous;

pistils 3-6, glabrous.

Fruits

Drupelets red, somewhat coherent;

seeds 4 mm. long.