Azalea Reserve

It is a beautiful sunny spring day here on the North Coast so I decided to go to the Azalea Reserve in McKinleyville to check on the azaleas and other angiosperms that are showing their colors.

This is Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)which makes a delicious edible salmon-colored berry in the fall

Here is a pretty Trillium (Trillium ovatum most likely)

The Wester Azalea (Rhododendron occidentale)

Twinberry (Lonicera involucrata)makes two dark purple berries later in the year that are subtended by a bright red bract. Twinberry is part of the Caprifoliaceae.