name: Salmonberry
flavor_db_name_variants: salmonberry
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Salmonberry
id: 456
name_scientific: Rubus spectabilis
description: Rubus spectabilis (salmonberry) is a species of Rubus native to the west coast of North America from west central Alaska to California. It is a shrub growing to 1?4 m tall, with perennial, not biennial woody stems (unlike other species). The leaves are trifoliate, 7?22 cm long, the terminal leaflet larger than the two side leaflets. The leaf margins are toothed. The flowers are 2?3 cm diameter, with five purple petals; they are produced from early spring to early summer. The fruit matures in late summer to early autumn, and resembles a large yellow to orange-red raspberry 1.5?2 cm long with many drupelets. In the Pacific Northwest of North America the berries can ripen from mid-June to late July. Salmonberries are found in moist forests and stream margins, especially in the coastal forests. They often form large thickets, and thrive in the open spaces under stands of red alder (Alnus rubra).
itis_id: 25051
wikipedia_id: Salmonberry
picture_file_name: 466.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 33580
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:42:03.000Z
legacy_id: 493
food_group: Fruits
food_subgroup: Berries
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:43.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:25.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 59499
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00456