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Sitka Mountain-Ash

Sorbus sitchensis

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Mt Baker Wilderness, Washington State.

Notes:

Historically not eaten by native people but the Nuxalk rubbed the berries on the scalp to combat lice and dandruff. I wonder if it worked?!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Behn
It looks like either Sorbus sitchensis or Sorbus scopulina.
KathleenMcEachern
Does anyone know what these berries are called? They were spotted on a hike in the Mt Baker Wilderness area of Washington, US and it was in the autumn.

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PublishedJune 5, 2011

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