Salmonberry
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 Salmonberry flower
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The Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) of the family Rosaceae is an erect shrub with yellow to orange to red berries. It is related to the raspberry and blackberry.
Salmonberries are found in moist forests and stream margins from Alaska to Northern California, especially in the coastal forests, where they are native. They often form large thickets, and thrive in the open spaces under stands of Red Alder (Alnus rubra).
Books often call the fruits "insipid"[1] but depending on ripeness and site, they can be considered quite good and are used for jams, candies, jellies and wines by locals. They were and continue to be an important food for native people.
[edit] Trivia
Salmonberry jam was a plot device in the 1990 movie Salmonberries, starring k.d. lang.
In Kodiak, Alaska, orange Salmon Berries are often referred to as Russian berries.
[edit] References
- ^ Pojar, Jim and Andy MacKinnon (eds.). 1994. Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast. Vancouver, BC: Lone Pine.
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