Ribes acerifolium
Ribes acerifolium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Grossulariaceae |
Genus: | Ribes |
Species: | R. acerifolium
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Binomial name | |
Ribes acerifolium | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Ribes acerifolium is a North American species of currant known by the common names mapleleaf currant[3] and maple-leaved currant. It is native to the Canadian Province of British Columbia as well as to the northwestern United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon).[4][5]
Ribes acerifolium is a trailing shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall, with red or pink flowers and black berries.[1][6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Flora of North America, Ribes acerifolium Howell, 1895. Maple-leaved currant
- ^ Tropicos, Ribes acerifolium Howell
- ^ "Ribes acerifolium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Turner Photographics, Ribes acerifolium - Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest photo, description, partial distribution map
- ^ Howell, Thomas Jefferson 1895. Erythea 3(2): 34–35
External links[]
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Oregon in 1893
- Paul Slichter, Gooseberries and Currants of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington, Mapleleaf Currant, Maple-leaf Currant, Mapleleaf Gooseberry Ribes acerifolium photos
Categories:
- Ribes
- Plants described in 1895
- Flora of the Northwestern United States
- Flora of British Columbia
- Saxifragales stubs