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Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

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Field Notes

Description:

Bush with orange berries. When in blossom, the flowers are magenta.

Habitat:

Forest edge at beach. "native to the west coast of North America from west central Alaska to California."

Notes:

"Salmonberries are edible and share the fruit structure of the raspberry, with the fruit pulling away from its receptacle. Books often call the fruit "insipid" but depending on ripeness and site, they are good eaten raw and when processed into jam, candy, jelly and wine. They were an important food for indigenous peoples. Traditionally, the berries were eaten with salmon or mixed with oolichan grease or salmon roe. They were not dried because of their high moisture content."

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