Ribes niveum

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Ribes niveum
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Status TNC G3.svg
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species:
R. niveum
Binomial name
Ribes niveum
Lindl., 1834
Synonyms [2]
  • Grossularia nivea (Lindl.) Spach (1838)
  • Ribes gracile Michx. (1803)
  • Ribes niveum f. pilosum H.St.John (1937)

Ribes niveum is a North American species of currant known by the common names snowy gooseberry, [3] white-flowered gooseberry, [3] or snow currant. [4]

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Description

Ribes niveum is a shrub up to 3 meters (10 feet) tall. The branches have 1–3 spines at the nodes. [5] The leaves are 2.5–5 centimetres (1–2 in) wide, with 3–5 toothed lobes. [5]

The flowers are white or pale pink. The berries are dark blue or dark purple, and are palatable but sour. [3] [6] [5]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to the western United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada with isolated populations in Colorado and New Mexico). [7] It grows in open hillsides and thickets along streams. [8]

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (2024). "Ribes niveum". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ribes niveum Lindl". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Flora of North America, Ribes niveum Lindley, 1834. Snowy or white-flowered gooseberry
  4. ↑ NRCS. "Ribes niveum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Turner, Mark; Kuhlmann, Ellen (2014). Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest (1st ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 209. ISBN   978-1-60469-263-1.
  6. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  8. ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
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