Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Indian Plum (Osoberry)

Oemleria cerasiformis (Osmaronia cerasiformis) - Common, early spring, perennial, 3-15 ft. Small tree or multistemmed shrub, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Leaves narrowly oval. smooth or with edges somewhat rolled under, with strong odor of cucumber when broken. Flowers bell-shaped, greenish white, with unpleasant odor. All flowers with 15 stamens, female flowers with 5 pistils. Hanging clusters of flowers open in late winter before leaves emerge. Fruit pink turning deep blue when ripe, looks like small plum covered with white waxy powder. Grows in edges of shaded forests, oak savannas, chaparral, at low to mid elevations. Native,