Salal - gaultheria shallon

Appearance

• Leaves: elliptical
• Flowers: bell-like
• Fruit: pungent black berries
• Size and shape:6 or 7 feet 
  

Habitat

• Salal grows over the west side lowlands

Growth Habit

• It is a perennial
• This is an evergreen plant

Natural History

• Animals eat the salal berries
• Native Americans smashed the salal berries to make cakes