Alaskan Wild Berries

Alaskan Wild Berries
(and berry-like fruits)

Photographs by Mary Hopson
(Caveat: I am not a botanist, and do not guarantee these identifications.
I'm just someone who enjoys hiking and taking pictures of the plants.)

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	Alpine Bearberry Arctostaphylos alpina flower image		Crowberry Mossberry Black berry Empetrum nigrum		Serviceberry Amelanchier florida flower image

Blue Huckleberry Early Blueberry Vaccinium ovalifolium		Bog Blueberry Vaccinium uliginosum ssp alpinum		Trailing Blue Currant Ribes laxiflorum

	Juniper "berries" Juniperus species		White Baneberry Doll's Eyes Actaea rubra toxic flower image		Watermellon Berry Twisted Stalk Fruit Streptopus amplexifolius flower image
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Soapberry Shepherdia canadensis Scenic view		Bunchberry (Dwarf Dogwood) Cornus canadensis red foliage photo another photo flower image		Devil's Club Echinopanax horridum toxic flower image

	Lowbush Cranberry Mountain Cranberry Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea flower image		Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis flower image		Trailing Raspberry Rubus pedatus flower image

Highbush Cranberry Mooseberry Vibrunum edule flower image autumn foliage color		Kinnikinnick Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi flower image		Red-berried Elder Elderberry Sambucus racemosa toxic when raw another berry image flower image Scenic view
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Greene Mountain Ash Sorbus sambucifolia	Rosehip (wild Prickly Rose) Rosa acicularis flower image	False Solomon Seal Smilacina stellata flower image




All photos were taken by an amateur, with amateur equipment. Feel to use any of the photos at your website, but please leave the copyright information intact. You might also enjoy these webpages by Mary Hopson: Alaskan Wildflowers Photos Butterflies Along Alaska's Hiking Trails A Fat Old Lady Takes Up Climbing

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Reference Sources:

Pratt, Verna. 1995. Alaska's Wild Berries and berry-like fruit. Alaskakrafts, Anchorage, AK.
(This is a small paperback field guide, perfect for your backpack. It is available locally from REI and Carrs stores. If you are not in Anchorage, contact Alaskakrafts.)

Schofield, Janice J. 2002. Alaska's Wild Plants: A Guide to Alaska's Edible Harvest . Alaska Northwest Books, Anchorage, Portland.

Schofield, Janice J. 1989. Discovering Wild Plants: Alaska, Western Canada, The Northwest . Alaska Northwest Books, Anchorage, Portland.

Trelawny, John G. 2003. Wild Flowers of the Yukon, Alaska & Northwestern Canada. 2nd Edition. Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd., Madeira Park, BC.

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