salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

Member of raspberries (subgenus Idaeobatus)
brambles (genus Rubus)
brambles (tribe Rubeae)
rose family (family Rosaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
red purple in flowering plants

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• plant 2–4 m, erect
• prickles few, ± stout, slender, straight [CalPhotos shows some thick-based]
• stem: 3–15 mm diameter, not angled, glabrous, not glaucous
• leaf: simple to generally compound, leaflets 3, ± lobed, course-double-toothed
• sepals: hairy, ± stalked-glandular
• petals: magenta
• all others are white
• fruit: raspberry-type, ± yellow to orange to red

Edibility: Ripe (yellow-orange or red) fruit is tender and sweet. [source]

Toxicity of june berry (Rubus spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.

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Chris’s observations: 1 (research grade)

Locations:

• Murray Ranch SP

Months:

• Jul.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora