What is Salmonberry?
{{Taxobox | name = Salmonberry | image = Rubus_spectabilis_1565.JPG | image_width = 240px | image_caption = Salmonberry fruit | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Rosales]] | familia = [[Rosaceae]] | subfamilia = [[Rosoideae]] | genus = '''''[[Rubus]]''''' | species = '''''R. spectabilis''''' | binomial = ''Rubus spectabilis'' | binomial_authority = [[Frederick Traugott Pursh|Pursh]] }} A '''salmonberry''' (''Rubus spectabilis'') is a type of [[fruit]]. It is a [[bramble]] in the [[rose]] [[family (biology)|family]] [[Rosaceae]]. It is native and widespread in areas of [[Alaska]], predominantly the southeast. It is also widespread in [[Washington State]]. They come in red and orange varieties. They fruit in early summer and are used by many to make jams, juices, and other such products. They are considered to be a [[weed]] and reproduce and spread rapidly. The berries can be eaten raw, straight from the source. They co-exist with huckleberries, blueberries, thimbleberries, and other such plants in the Tongass National Forest. This fruit is related to the rose and are native to the west coast of [[North America]] from Alaska to Idaho. {{Biology-stub}} {{Commons|Rubus spectabilis}} [[Category:Rubus]]