"Edible Native Fruits of the PNW" Presentation Video by Michael Pilarski "Skeeter"
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Native Fruit Plants of the Pacific Northwest and Puget Sound Region
List of Pacific Northwest Edible Native Fruits (and a few non-edible)
Compiled by Michael Pilarski for his December 14, 2024, Seattle Tree Fruit Society talk
Oregon-grape
Tall Oregon-grape, Mahonia aquifolium
Low Oregon-grape, M. nervosa
Creeping Oregon-grape, M. repens
Elderberry
Blue Elderberry, Sambucus cerulea
Red Elderberry, Sambucus racemosa
Pome fruits
Pacific Crabapple, Malus fusca Serviceberry, Amelanchier alnifolia Black Hawthorn, Crataegus douglasii Suksdorf’s Hawthorn, C. gaylussacia Okanogan Hawthorn, C. okanaganensis Mountain Ash, Spiraea
Peafruit Rose, Rosa pisocarpa
Nootka rose, R. nutkana
Baldhip rose, Rosa gymnocarpa
Woods Rose, Rosa woodsii
The Rubus cane fruits
Dewberry, Pacific Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus) Raspberry, R. idaeus
Cloudberry, R. chamaemorus
Thimbleberry, R. nutkanus (syn R. parviflorus) Salmonberry, Rubus spectabilis
Blackcap Raspberry, R. leucodermis
Nagoonberry. R. arcticus
Five-leaved Blackberry, R. pedatus
Snow Dewberry, R. nivalis
Fragaria/Strawberry
Woodland Strawberry, Fragaria vesca
Mountain Strawberry, F. virginiana
Coastal Strawberry, F. chiloensis subsp, pacifica
The garden strawberry is a hybrid between F. virginiana and F. chiloensis subsp, chiloensis from south- ern South America.
Prunus
Chokecherry, Prunus virginiana
Klamath Plum, P. subcordata var. subcordata
Rhamnaceae
Russet Buffaloberry, Shepherdia canadensis Silver Buffaloberry, S. argentea),
California Bayberry, Myrica californica Cascara, Rhamnus purshiana
Ericaceae
Salal, Gaultheria shallon
Manzanita, Arctostaphylos columbiana Kinnikinnik, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Pine-mat Manzanita, Arctostaphylos nevadensis Green-leaf Manzanita, A. patula
Madrone, Arbutus menziesii
Vaccinium
Mountain Huckleberry, Vaccinium membraneceum European Bilberry, V. myrtillus
Small Cranberry, V. oxycoccus
Dwarf Blueberry, V. caespitosum
Evergreen Huckleberry, V. ovatum
Red Huckleberry, V. parvifolium
Bog Blueberry, V. uliginosum
Grouse Whortleberry, V. scoparium
Cascade Huckleberry, V. deliciosum
Oval-leaved Huckleberry V. ovalifolium
Alaska Blueberry. V. alaskense
Velvet-leaved Blueberry, V. myrtilloides
Lingonberry, V. vitis-idaea (in SW BC, circumboreal) Large Cranberry, V. macrocarpon (non-native, escaped)
Ribes
Gold Currant, Ribes aureum
Wax Currant, R. cereum
Northern Black Currant, Ribes hudsonianum Coastal Black Currant. Ribes divericatum Stink Currant. R. bracteosum
Red-Flowering Currant, R. sanguineum
Cornus
Bunchberry, Cornus canadensis Red Osier Dogwood, C. sericera
Viburnaceae
Highbush Cranberry, Viburnum trilobum, Viburnum edule Conifers
Pacific Yew, Taxus brevifolia
Common Juniper, Juniperus communis Western Juniper, Juniperus occidentalis
Liliaceae
Fairy Bells, Prosartes hookeri, P. smithii, P. parvifolia False Solomon’s Seal, Smilacina racemosa
Twisted Stalk, Streptopus amplexifolius
Ginseng Family
Devil’s Club, Oplopanax horridus Sandalwood Family
Bastard Toadflax, Comandra umbellate Misc.
Osoberry/Indian Plum, Oemleria cerasaformis
Sumac, Rhus glabra
Brittle Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia fragilis
California Bay/Oregon Myrtle, Umbellularia californica Sarsparilla, Aralia nudicaulis