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Showing posts with label Rubus spectabilis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rubus spectabilis. Show all posts

Monday, March 1, 2010

Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)

Here's another harbinger of spring from Saxe Point Park, the wild member of the raspberry family known as the Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis). According to Wikipedia, the name comes from the native peoples' fondness for eating the fruit of this plant with dried salmon roe.