Ribes nevadense
| Sierra currant | |
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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. nevadense |
| Binomial name | |
| Ribes nevadense | |
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Ribes nevadense (sometimes spelled R. nevadaense)[5] is a species of currant known by the common names Sierra currant and mountain pink currant.
Description
Ribes nevadense is an erect shrub growing to 1–2 metres (3+1⁄2–6+1⁄2 ft) tall. The glandular leaves are up to 8 centimetres (3+1⁄4 in) long and divided shallowly into 3–5 dully toothed lobes.[5][6]
The inflorescence is a dense raceme of 8–20 flowers hanging pendent or held erect on the branches.[6] Each flower has opens into a corolla-like array of five pinkish red sepals with five smaller white petals in a tube at the center.[5]
The fruit is an edible blue-black berry under 1 cm wide. It is somewhat waxy in texture and studded with glandular hairs.[5]
Distribution and habitat
Ribes nevadense is native to several mountain ranges in California, including the Peninsular Ranges, Transverse Ranges, Klamath Mountains, and the Sierra Nevada where its distribution extends into western Nevada. It has been found in Oregon, as well.[5] It grows in forest and riparian habitats, at elevations between 910–3,050 m (3,000–10,000 ft).[3][7]
References
- ^ R. nevadense was first described and published in the Proceeds of the California Academy of Sciences 1: 63 (-64). 1855. "Plant Name Details for Ribes nevadense". IPNI. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
- ^ The Plant List, Ribes nevadaense Kellogg
- ^ a b Calflora taxon report, University of California: Ribes nevadense . accessed 1.30.2013
- ^ Tropicos, Ribes nevadaense Kellogg
- ^ a b c d e Flora of North America
- ^ a b Turner, Mark; Kuhlmann, Ellen (2014). Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest (1st ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-60469-263-1.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
