Berries and Mushrooms (August - September)

Cloudberry Rubus, producing amber-colored edible fruit. The ripe fruits are golden-yellow, soft and juicy, and are rich in vitamin C . When eaten fresh, cloudberries have a distinctive tart taste. When over-ripe, they have a creamy texture and flavour somewhat like yogurt. They are often made into jams juices , tarts, and liqueurs. Cloudberries begin to ripen in June-July here in the north, with large isolated white flowers.

Black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) is a small, evergreen berry-bearing plant in the heather family. It is native to most northern areas of the northern hemisphere, as well as the Falkland Islands in the southern hemisphere. It thrives in marshy areas, in the high mountains and in spruce and pine forests. The fruits are black-blue and edible. In Norway the species is widespread, at altitudes up to 1 800 m above sea level. Black crowberries do not have much flavour in themselves, but are ideal for making into preserves or jellies.

The Bilberry (or whortleberry, wineberry) is a perennial low-growing shrub in the heather family that bears edible fruits. In the spring the shrubs have green/white to red bowl-shaped flowers. These develop into juicy berries that are often blue-black, black or whiteish blue. The various colours are due to the variations in the wax coating. The fruit inside is violet in colour.