Biology:Ribes bracteosum
Ribes bracteosum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Grossulariaceae |
Genus: | Ribes |
Species: | R. bracteosum
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Binomial name | |
Ribes bracteosum Dougl. 1832
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Ribes bracteosum, the stink currant,[1] is a species of currant native to western coastal North America from southeastern Alaska to Mendocino County in California .[2][3]
R. bracteosum is a deciduous shrub, without thorns, growing to 3 metres (10 feet) tall. The leaves are 5–20 centimetres (2–8 inches) across, palmately lobed with 5 or 7 lobes. The flowers are produced in spring after the leaves emerge, on racemes 15–30 cm (6–12 in) long containing 20–40 flowers; each flower is 5–10 millimetres (3⁄16–3⁄8 inch) in diameter, with five white or greenish-tinged petals. The fruit, born in clusters, is dark blue with a whitish bloom, edible but sometimes unpleasant.[4] Its habitats include stream banks, moist woods, shorelines and thickets.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ribes bracteosum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=RIBR. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ↑ "Ribes bracteosum Calflora". https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=7106.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ribes bracteosum in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250065808.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7322338 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribes bracteosum.
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