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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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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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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 , California , Idaho , Oregon , Washington
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