Rubus spectabilis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Rubus spectabilis Pursh

Salmon berry, Salmonberry

2017 James Gonsman

2022 Zoya Akulova-Barlow

2016 Steve Matson

2023 R.A. Chasey

2023 Suzanne L. Weakley

2023 Caitlyn Allchin

2016 Steve Matson

2023 R.A. Chasey

Rubus spectabilis is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~542 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Rubus
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Rubus franciscanus
JEF	Rubus spectabilis var. franciscanus
JEF	Rubus spectabilis var. menziesii
JEF	Rubus stenopetalus
POWO	Rubus mercieri

Information about Rubus spectabilis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RUSP) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/19/2025).