Flowers and Berries Up Close

This first plant is one I can identify with reasonable confidence: the Oregon grape. I don't know of any toxic plants that look like this, so I took the liberty of biting into a berry to taste it. It is definitely on the sour side. Not recommended as a primary food source for foragers, although it could likely be mixed with a sweeter berry. It is certainly plentiful in the woods around here this time of year.

I have no idea what this is, though, so no taste test here! These plants grow very low to the ground and produce these red berries somewhat sporadically instead of in clusters. Any suggestions as to its identity are welcome.

These pale purple asters are still blooming alongside dead flowerheads. I can't be any more specific than "aster," alas. I like these flowers, though. As most other wildflowers are drying up and dying off, these continue to bloom.