Ribes acerifolium

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Ribes acerifolium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species:
R. acerifolium
Binomial name
Ribes acerifolium
Howell 1895, not K.Koch 1869 (the latter name published without description hence not valid) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Ribes howelliiGreene

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Flora of North America, Ribes acerifolium Howell, 1895. Maple-leaved currant
  2. Tropicos, Ribes acerifolium Howell
  3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ribes acerifolium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  4. Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  5. Turner Photographics, Ribes acerifolium - Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest photo, description, partial distribution map
  6. Howell, Thomas Jefferson 1895. Erythea 3(2): 34–35