| Flower: | Salmonberry | | Family: | Rose | | Genus / Species: | Rubus spectabilis | | Notes: | On April 8, 1806,Meriwether Lewis described this flower he found along the Columbia River as haveing --five accute pale scarlet petals. Its hard to guess why it's called Salmonberry, perhaps its because the fruit matches the orange color of the salmon flesh. | | Photo: | 
Cascade Head - - - April 1, 2003 | | Photo 2: | 
Minto-Brown Park, Salem - - - May 8, 2004 | | Guide: | Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Pojar & MacKinnon / Northwestern Wild Berries by Underhill |
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