Ribes bracteosum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Grossulariaceae |
| Genus: | Ribes |
| Species: | R. bracteosum
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| Ribes bracteosum Dougl. 1832
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Ribes bracteosum, the stink currant,[1] is a species of currant native to western coastal North America from southeastern Alaska to Mendocino County in California.[2][3]
Ribes bracteosum is a deciduous shrub, without thorns, growing to 3 metres (10 ft) tall. The leaves are 5–20 cm (2–8 in) across, palmately lobed with 5 or 7 lobes. The flowers are produced in spring after the leaves emerge, on racemes 15–30 cm (6–12 in) long containing 20-40 flowers; each flower is 5–10 mm (3⁄16–3⁄8 in) in diameter, with five white or greenish-tinged petals. The fruit, born in clusters, is dark blue with a whitish bloom, edible but sometimes unpleasant.[4]
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Yellow glands may be seen on leaves.
Ripened fruit on Kaien Island.
References[]
- ^ "Ribes bracteosum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ribes bracteosum Douglas, stink currant
- ^ Flora of North America, Ribes bracteosum Douglas 1832. Stink currant
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