Ribes bracteosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species:
R. bracteosum
Binomial name
Ribes bracteosum
Dougl. 1832

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

  1. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ribes bracteosum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  3. ↑ "Ribes bracteosum Calflora". www.calflora.org.
  4. 1 2 "Ribes bracteosum in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

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