Ribes erythrocarpum
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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. erythrocarpum
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Ribes erythrocarpum is an uncommon North American species of currant known by the common name Crater Lake currant.[1]
Description
[edit]Ribes erythrocarpum is a trailing shrub with vertical branches up to 20 centimetres (8 in) tall.[2] The leaves are 2.5–5 cm (1–2 in) wide, 3–5 lobed, with rounded teeth.[3]
It produces copper- or salmon-colored flowers and scarlet egg-shaped berries.[4][2]
Ribes laxiflorum is similar.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is native to the Cascade Mountains in the US State of Oregon, including inside Crater Lake National Park.[5][6][7] It grows on rocky sloped ground in subalpine forests.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Ribes erythrocarpum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ a b Coville, Frederick Vernon & Leiberg, John Bernhard 1896. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 10(23): 131-132
- ^ a b c Turner, Mark; Kuhlmann, Ellen (2014). Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest (1st ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-60469-263-1.
- ^ Flora of North America, Ribes erythrocarpum Coville & Leiberg, 1896. Crater Lake currant
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Turner Photographics, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Ribes erythrocarpum, Crater Lake Currant photos, description, distribution map
- ^ Elizabeth L. Horn. 2005. The botanists at Crater Lake National Park. Kalmiopsis 12: 30-36 includes line drawings of Ribes erythrocarpum and other species
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