There are patches of this plant all over the woods behind our house. It is a native plant called Thimbleberry. According to Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon, it is in the raspberry family. It produces white flowers and red berries and native peoples used the plant for food.
Here is a closeup of a thimbleberry leaf. Next time you are in the forest and you see one, feel it with your hand. It is surprisingly soft. Very soft. In fact, it is so soft that this plant has earned the nickname “Nature’s Toilet Paper.” Good to know…
Interesting post! I don’t get up your way much, stay around the Albany, OR area mostly. I do love the forest though.
Thanks for visiting my blog. Perhaps the sunset will be yours tonight.
Always good to know which leaves you can use in the woods!
Lovely and leafy where you live!
Many thanks for your visit – and your hilarious comment.
im disappointed. i thought that you can use it as a real toilet paper that’s why it is nicknamed as a “nature’s toilet paper…” XD
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