Natural History Wanderings

Currently Blooming

Devil’s club (Oplopanax horridus) is notorious among hikers for its thorn-covered stems and leaves, but it is also a common flowering shrub of Pacific Northwest forests. Its tall spikes of greenish-white flowers will become bright red berries by mid-summer. The berries are a popular food among bears and other wildlife.

Read more  and see photos at https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/wildflower-status.htm