Biology:Ribes marshallii
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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. marshallii
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| Ribes marshallii Greene 1887
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Ribes marshallii is a North American species of currant known by the common names Hupa gooseberry and Marshall's gooseberry. It is endemic to the Pacific Northwest's Klamath Mountains.
It is a shrub growing up to 2 metres (6 1⁄2 ft) tall.[2] It produces arching stems 1 to 2 metres (3 1⁄2 to 6 1⁄2 ft) long which may root at the tip when it reaches moist substrate. Nodes on the stem bear three spines each up to 1 centimetre (3⁄8 in) long. The lightly hairy leaves are roughly 1–3 cm (1⁄2–1 1⁄4 in) across and divided into 3–5 widely toothed lobes.[2] Glandular hairs occur on veins and leaf margins.[3]
The inflorescence is a solitary flower or raceme of up to three flowers which hang pendent from the branches from leaf axils. The small, showy flower has five pointed purple-red sepals which are reflexed upward. At the center is a tubular corolla of bright yellow petals from which emerge five stamens and two thin, mostly fused styles. The fruit is a prickly oblong berry up to 2 cm long which ripens to dark red. The fruits are of unknown edibility.[2][3]
Distribution and habitat
Ribes marshallii is endemic to the Klamath Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California.[4][5] It grows in montane to subalpine coniferous forests.[2]
References
- ↑ Tropicos, Ribes marshallii Greene
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Turner, Mark; Kuhlmann, Ellen (2014). Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest (1st ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 207. ISBN 978-1-60469-263-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=VLbAAwAAQBAJ.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Flora of North America, Ribes marshallii
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ribes marshallii E. Greene, Hupa gooseberry, Marshall's gooseberry
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7322351 entry
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