Ribes niveum
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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. niveum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ribes niveum Lindl. 1834
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Ribes niveum is a North American species of currant known by the common names snowy gooseberry,[2] white-flowered gooseberry,[2] or snow currant.[3] It is native to the western United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada with isolated populations in Colorado and New Mexico).[4]
Ribes niveum is a shrub up to 3 meters (10 feet) tall, with white or pale pink flowers and dark blue or dark purple berries. Berries are edible but rather sour.[2][5]
References[]
- ^ Tropicos, Ribes niveum Lindl.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Flora of North America, Ribes niveum Lindley, 1834. Snowy or white-flowered gooseberry
- ^ "Ribes niveum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Lindley, John. 1834. Edwards's Botanical Register 20: plate 1692 and two subsequent unnumbered text pages pull-page color illustration of Ribes niveum in flower, description in Latin, commentary in English
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