Description
Bundle of 10
At a Glance: Abundant along stream edges, wet forests, and disturbed sites, Salmonberry is an erect, largely unarmed branching shrub. It can grow to 13’ tall and is borne from branching rhizomes often forming dense thickets. Hairless twigs zigzag, with scattered prickles with golden brown and shredding bark.
Leaves: The deciduous leaves are alternate, usually with 3 leaflets, dark-green and sharply toothed.
Flowers: Large pink to red to magenta flowers form in pairs or occasionally up to 4 on short branches.
Fruit: Yellow or reddish, mushy raspberry-like fruit.
Growing Conditions:
| Sun/Shade Tolerance | Hydrology | Elevation Range |
| Full sun 80%-100%
Most sun 60%-80% Part sun/shade 40%-60%
|
Moist
Wet
|
Low elevations
Mid elevations Sub-alpine elevations |
References:
MacKinnon, A., Pojar, J., & Alaback, P. B. (1994). Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Richmond, Wash: Lone Pine Publishing.
