Ribes acerifolium

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Ribes acerifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species:
R. acerifolium
Binomial name
Ribes acerifolium
Howell 1895, not K.Koch 1869 (the latter name published without description hence not valid)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Ribes howellii Greene

Ribes acerifolium is a North American species of currant known by the common names mapleleaf currant[3] and maple-leaved currant. It is native to the Canadian Province of British Columbia as well as to the northwestern United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon).[4][5] Ribes acerifolium is a trailing shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall, with red or pink flowers and black berries.[1][6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Flora of North America, Ribes acerifolium Howell, 1895. Maple-leaved currant
  2. Tropicos, Ribes acerifolium Howell
  3. NRCS. "Ribes acerifolium". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  4. Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  5. Turner Photographics, Ribes acerifolium - Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest photo, description, partial distribution map
  6. Howell, Thomas Jefferson 1895. Erythea 3(2): 34–35

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