04 September 2018.
Oregon, United States
Locality: Clackamas County; ; Mount Hood National Forest: Clackamas River Trail #715, east of Fish Creek Campground on Fish Creek Road.
Coordinates: 45.1612, -122.1444
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Elevation: 332m.
Environment description: Mesic forest, mix of conifer and deciduous; 1/2 shade.
Associated species: Thuja plicata:Tsuga heterophylla:Pseudotsuga menziesii:Acer circinatum:Acer glabrum:Amelanchier sp.:Alnus rubra:Corylus cornuta:Cornus nuttallii:Oemleria cerasiformis:Viburnum ellipticum:Rubus leucodermis:Rubus parviflorus:Symphoricarpos albus:Vaccinium parvifolium:Vancouveria sp.:Polystichum munitum:Pteridium sp.:Thalictrum sp.
Aspect: ;
Slope: 5 Degrees
Comment: Evergreen shrub (height 1 m, spread 1 m) with upright branches and zigzag stems, forming suckering mass; bark green, hirsute when young, later becoming red-brown, stringy; leaves mid- to light green, glossy, smooth above, hairy beneath, scentless; flowers absent; berries deep black-purple, fleshy, past prime, drying out.
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