Biology:Ribes sericeum
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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. sericeum
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| Ribes sericeum Eastw.[1]
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Ribes sericeum is a species of currant known by the common name Lucia gooseberry, or Santa Lucia gooseberry; its Latin epithet of sericeum means "of silk".[3] It is endemic to California , where it is known only from the Santa Lucia Mountains along the Central Coast and an additional isolated population in Santa Barbara County.[4][5]
Ribes sericeum grows on streambanks in forests and scrub habitat. It is an erect shrub growing one to two meters (40-80 inches) tall, its stems densely hairy and covered in prickles and glandular bristles. Nodes along the stem bear three spines each which may be over a centimeter (0.4 inch) long. The leaves are up to 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) long and are divided into several lobes with toothed edges. The leaves are hairy and glandular, especially on the undersides. The inflorescence is a solitary flower or a raceme of 2 or 3 flowers. Each flower has five reflexed green, red-tinged or red sepals around a tube-shaped ring of smaller whitish petals. The fruit is a purple berry up to 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) long which is covered in bristles.[4][6]
References
- ↑ Species was first described and published in Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, ser. 3, 2: 246. 1902. "Plant Name Details for Ribes sericeum". IPNI. http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=792986-1. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ↑ Tropicos, Ribes sericeum Eastw.
- ↑ Chuck Griffith. "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". p. sericatus - sexstylosus. http://www.winternet.com/~chuckg/dictionary/dictionary.166.html. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Flora of North America, Ribes sericeum Eastwood, 1902. Santa Lucia gooseberry
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ribes sericeum Eastw., Lucia gooseberry, Santa Lucia gooseberry
- ↑ Coville, Frederick Vernon & Britton, Nathaniel Lord. 1908. North American Flora 22(3): 216
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7322359 entry
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