Standard English Name(s): Salmonberry
Local English Name(s):
Scientific Name(s): Rubus spectabilis Pursh
Upriver Halkomelem Name(s):
Downriver Halkomelem Name(s): lila'
Island Halkomelem Name(s): lila' (fruit), lila'ulhp (bush)

Description, Habitat, Ecology, & Distribution:
     Salmonberry is an erect, largely unarmed shrub that attains a height of 4 m (13 ft) and spreads by underground stems called rhizomes to form dense thickets. This is a deciduous species whose leaves typically have three leaflets. It produces pink to reddish-purple (magenta) flowers and edible fruits that range in colour from yellow to red to purple. It grows in moist to wet areas from low to subalpine elevations along the coast.

Upriver Halkomelem Cultural Role(s):
     The fruits are eaten. The young sprouts are peeled in early spring and eaten.

Downriver Halkomelem Cultural Role(s):
     Both the berries and sprouts of this plant were eaten.

Island Halkomelem Cultural Role(s):