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Salmonberry
The salmonberry is scientifically known as Rubus spectabilis. We are talking about a Rubus native species that grows in the region between California to Alaska. The salmonberry is a 1 to 4 meters tall shrub that is perennial. Other species are usually biennial. Its leaves are trifoliate and are of a length of 7 to 22 cm. Its flowers have a diameter of 2 to 3 cm and show 5 purple petals. The salmonberry will show flowers from Spring to the beginning of Summer. What we eat is basically the fruit, known by the same name as the plant. It appears at the end of Summer and looks a lot like a raspberry. The only real difference stands in the fact that it is orange red to large yellow.
You will find salmonberries in stream margins and moist forests. The preferred habitat is a coastal forest and the plants will usually form thickets that are large and will thrive when open spaces are present. It is also quite common to find salmonberries under Red Alder stands. You should also know that the name Russian Berries is also used in association with this plant in Alaska.
The structure of the salmonberry fruit is very similar to a raspberry. The fruit is basically pulling from the receptacle. In most situations (although a lot of people will say that the fruit is insipid) people consume salmonberries in wines, jellies, candies and jams. You might want to know that this fruit is very important when thinking about Native Americans. People say that the actual name came from the fact that First Nations were very fond of eating salmonberries in a combination with salmon roe that was half dried.
One fact that is less known is that salmonberries are also used as ornamental plants. The flowers are very attractive and a lot of interior design specialists will use salmonberries. It is not uncommon to notice such decoration in a home that is near the natural habitat of the plant.
Unfortunately salmonberries are not very common in other parts of the world. Most people have not even seen a salmonberry in their life and those that did might think that they are looking at a raspberry. Whenever possible you should try it out as it can be delicious, especially if prepared properly. If you are visiting Alaska you will surely get to eat salmonberries and if in California you should be on the lookout for them.