COMMON NAME
Salmonberry
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Rubus spectabilis
Plant family
Rose (Rosaceae)
Plant group
Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
Resembling a blackberry, its bright pink flowers bloom early in the season. The salmon-colored berries are often the first ripe berries of the year. Stems are prickly, and leaves come in threes.
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OBSERVATIONS
Identification hints
Resembling a blackberry, its bright pink flowers bloom early in the season. The salmon-colored berries are often the first ripe berries of the year. Stems are prickly, and leaves come in threes.
Did you know?
According to the USFS, the leaves of Salmonberry appear in the early spring, sometimes before the snow has melted. It will produce flowers between March and June and can produce fruit any time between May and August.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alaska
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California
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Idaho
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Oregon
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Washington
HABITAT
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