Ribes erythrocarpum
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| Ribes erythrocarpum | |
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| File:Crater Lake currant imported from iNaturalist photo 293552377 on 12 March 2024.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Grossulariaceae |
| Genus: | Ribes |
| Species: | R. erythrocarpum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ribes erythrocarpum | |
Ribes erythrocarpum is an uncommon North American species of currant known by the common name Crater Lake currant.[1] It is native to the Cascade Mountains in the US State of Oregon, including inside Crater Lake National Park.[2][3][4] Ribes erythrocarpum is a trailing shrub with vertical branches up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces copper- or salmon-colored flowers and scarlet egg-shaped berries.[5][6]
References
- ↑ NRCS. "Ribes erythrocarpum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Flora of North America, Ribes erythrocarpum Coville & Leiberg, 1896. Crater Lake currant
- ↑ Coville, Frederick Vernon & Leiberg, John Bernhard 1896. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 10(23): 131-132
