Biology:Ribes lacustre

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of plant

Ribes lacustre
Ribes lacustre 5047.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species:
R. lacustre
Binomial name
Ribes lacustre
(Pers.) Poir. 1812
Synonyms[1]
  • Ribes oxyacanthoides var. lacustre Pers. 1805
  • Ribes oxycanthoides var. lacustris Pers.
  • Limnobotrya lacustris (Pers.) Rydb.
  • Ribes parvulum (A.Gray) Rydb.

The shrub Ribes lacustre is known by the common names prickly currant, black swamp gooseberry, and black gooseberry.[2] It is widely distributed in North America.

Description

The shrub grows erect to spreading, .5–2 metres (1 1⁄2–6 1⁄2 feet). Clusters of reddish to maroon flowers bloom from April through August.[3] Racemes of 5 to 15 pink disk-shaped flowers hang from stems covered with short hairs, bristles and spines.[4] The fruit consists of dark purple berries 6–8 millimetres (1⁄4–5⁄16 inch) long.

  • Hanging racemes

  • Flowers

  • Leaves and fruit

Distribution and habitat

It is widely distributed, from California to Alaska and across North America east to Pennsylvania and Newfoundland, and south as far as New Mexico.[5] It may be found in low-elevation forests and swamps all the way up to the subalpine.[3] Outside its native range, Ribes species may be invasive. Ribes is considered to be an extremely hardy species, capable of tolerating a wide range of soil types and conditions; as evidenced by its wide distribution.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
  2. ↑ Wildflowers found in Oregon - Black Swamp Gooseberry
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sullivan, Steven. K. (2013). "Ribes lacustre". Wildflower Search. http://www.wildflowersearch.com/search?oldstate=bloom%3AIgnore%3B&PlantName=Ribes+lacustre. 
  4. ↑ Klinkenberg, Brian., ed (2013). "Ribes lacustre". E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca].. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Ribes%20lacustre. 
  5. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  6. ↑ Johnson, D; Kershaw, L (2000). Plants of the Western Boreal Forest and Aspen Parkland. Lone Pine Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55105-058-4. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4425210 entry




Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Biology:Ribes_lacustre&oldid=3656271"