Blackcap Raspberry
SENĆOŦEN: Ⱦ₭OMO
Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣: ciciypakkwapt
Latin: Rubus leucodermis
Description: This shrub grows up to 2 metres tall, featuring branches covered in a whitish bloom and armed with curved, flattened prickles. Its egg-shaped, tooth-edged leaves taper to a point, alternating along the stems in sets of three to five. Small, pinkish flowers bloom in clusters of three to seven near the foliage, giving way to purple-to-black berries about 1 to 1.5 cm thick.
Harvest and Sustainability: They are found in burned clearcuts, thickets, open forests, and disturbed sites. The berries are best to harvest in late spring to early summer. Shoots and leaves are harvested in early spring.
Uses: Shoots are peeled and eaten fresh or cooked.
Berries can be eaten fresh or dried into cakes or with dried meats or fish. Berries can also be boiled and eaten as dessert along with other berries.
Leaves are used in teas.
When mashed with other berries from salal and black twinberry, it is used a purple stain.
