Ribes echinellum

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Ribes echinellum
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Status TNC G1.svg
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species:R. echinellum
Binomial name
Ribes echinellum
(Coville) Rehder 1926
Synonyms [1]
  • Grossularia echinellaCoville 1924

Ribes echinellum, the Miccosukee gooseberry, [2] is a very rare North American shrub in the currant family, native to the southeastern United States. [3] It has only a few known populations. The Florida populations was discovered first, in 1924 at Lake Miccosukee. The South Carolina populations were found in 1957 and 1981, and the first is protected at Steven's Creek Heritage Preserve. [4]

Shrub type of plant

A shrub or bush is a small- to medium-sized woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple stems and shorter height, and are usually under 6 m (20 ft) tall. Plants of many species may grow either into shrubs or trees, depending on their growing conditions. Small, low shrubs, generally less than 2 m (6.6 ft) tall, such as lavender, periwinkle and most small garden varieties of rose, are often termed "subshrubs".

Florida State of the United States of America

Florida is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive, the 3rd-most populous, and the 8th-most densely populated of the U.S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Miami metropolitan area is Florida's most populous urban area. Tallahassee is the state's capital.

Lake Miccosukee lake in Florida, United States of America

Lake Miccosukee is a large swampy prairie lake in northern Jefferson County, Florida, located east of the settlement of Miccosukee. A small portion of the lake, its northwest corner, is located in Leon County. The small town of Miccosukee, Florida is located on the north eastern shore of the lake in Leon County.

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Ribes echinellum is a shrub up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall with spines at the nodes (places where the leaves are attached to the stem). Leaves are round or egg-shaped with three lobes. It has whitish or pale yellow flowers and purple spine-covered berries. [5] [6]

Cultivation

Ribes echinellum is cultivated in a few places outside its native areas, as far south as Hudson, Florida, but does not reproduce there.

Hudson, Florida CDP in Florida, United States

Hudson is a census-designated place (CDP) located at the westernmost end of Pasco County, Florida, United States and is included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, Hudson's population was 12,158. Since Hudson is an integrated city, it doesn't have an official mayor, although the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce has recognized Bryan Farrow as the ceremonial Mayor of Hudson since 2012.

It is most abundant in the shade of deciduous trees on moist but well-drained soils with pH of 6.7 to 7.4. [7]

Soil pH measure of the acidity or alkalinity in soils

Soil pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity (alkalinity) of a soil. pH is defined as the negative logarithm (base 10) of the activity of hydronium ions in a solution. In soils, it is measured in a slurry of soil mixed with water, and normally falls between 3 and 10, with 7 being neutral. Acid soils have a pH below 7 and alkaline soils have a pH above 7. Ultra-acidic soils and very strongly alkaline soils are rare.

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<i>Ribes americanum</i> species of plant

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<i>Ribes rotundifolium</i> species of plant

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References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Ribes echinellum (Coville) Rehder
  2. ↑ "Ribes echinellum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA . Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ↑ Ribes echinellum - United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation
  5. ↑ Flora of North America, Ribes echinellum (Coville) Rehder, 1926. Miccosukee gooseberry
  6. ↑ Ribes echinellum - Florida Natural Areas Inventory photos, description, line drawings, information on ecological and conservation concerns
  7. ↑ Endangered Species Spotlight - Miccosukee Gooseberry


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