Cloudberry, (Rubus chamaemorus), also called salmonberry, yellowberry, bakeapple, bakeberry, malka, or baked apple berry, creeping herbaceous plant in the rose family (Rosaceae), native to the Arctic and subarctic regions of the north temperate zone, and its edible raspberry-like fruit.

Are cloudberries related to raspberries?

Cloudberries are related to raspberries but the plant is much smaller, growing to only around 20 cm high. ... The plants begin to flower in June and the berries usually ripen in July. At first the berries are red, but then as they ripen they turn a beautiful golden yellow colour.

Why are they called salmonberries?

The common name Salmonberry is thought to have come from the natives' fondness for eating the berries with salmon roe, but it could also be due to the orangy-pink color of the berries. Relationships: Rubus is a large genus with between 400 and 750 species.