Shrubs To Know In Pacific Northwest Forests Hose Native Americans used the juice

Native Americans used the juice from the fruits of various baneberry species to poison arrows

The peeling bark is light brown and tends to have a distinctive golden-brown to rust-red color in winter

The bright green leaves are elongated to oval

which leads to thriving

edible berries start out bright red and quickly ripen to bluish black

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