Mt. Rainier Flora --
Rubus parviflorus -- (Thimbleberry)
The red, raspberry-like fruit is edible.
Author: Susan McDougall
Tahoma Creek, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7414, -121.9027, 2183
Date: August 2, 2014
The leaves are broad and palmately lobed with sharp teeth. The stems lack thorns.
Author: Susan McDougall
Westside Road, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS:
Date: June 10, 2014
Common at lower elevations, often alongside roads and in moist woods, the large white flower with textured petals is quite distinctive. The plants often form large clumps.
Author: Susan McDougall
Westside Road, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS:
Date: June 10, 2014
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