Plants other than flowers

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Himalaya blackberries, Rainier, Oregon, on the banks of the Columbia River.
 
The bears are about 60 miles west. A few years ago I heard a statement from the Oregon Department of Wildlife which estimated that there were 20,000 black bears in Oregon's Coast Range mountains.

This blackberry variety originated in South America, and has a lot of big seeds...it makes an "okay" pie or cobbler. The native wild blackberries of the PNW have largely been out- competed by this invasive species.
 
Pokeweed. A rather amazing plant that has been the subject of intense research for a decade. It seems that Pokeweed Anti-viral Protein(PAP) destroys the cells of both human and plant virus.....Influenza, Herpes, HIV1, Tobacco Mosaic Virus Etc. Used also as a dye and an ink; plus you can eat the very young leaves(Poke Salet) if you know what you're doing
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. The mature plant is poisonous. I let it grow where ever it's not in the way on my property.
 
I think I have put this in the wrong section, sorry..
 

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