Rubus chamaemorus
AKA Bakeapple or Cloudberry.

The Bakeapples are gradually ripening on the bogs surrounding the community. In another few days it'll become a soft gold delicacy for the locals. According to info from Wikipedia, the Bakeapple can be found only in the Northern Hemisphere from 78°N, south to about 55°N, and very scattered south to 44°N mainly in mountainous areas. It even shows up in a few of the lower 48 states of the USA.
We made a short hike to the Lighthouse area in the community today to check them out and shot a few pics while there.

Rubus Chamaemorus
Bakeapples



Today i decided to introduce my granddaughter to the world of wild berries. Along the Cape Ray seashore Bakeapples are ripening and on a hot day you can actually smell the aroma in the air. They ripen here in July but on the Table Mountains near our community it might take a week or two extra because of the elevation. I can remember as a child going out with the family on a Sunday afternoon and filling buckets with the berries.
Bakeapples/Cloudberry are native to most of the northern circumpolar areas. They are also found in Scandinavia, Siberia/Russia, Canada and the USA (Alaska and New Hampshire). It has also been observed in Greenland and Spitzbergen. Hopefully in the next few days i'll be able to go out and pick a few gallons. Today however i will post a few photos i shot this morning of them here.