Ribes lacustre

The shrub Ribes lacustre is known by the common names prickly currant, black swamp gooseberry, and black gooseberry.[2] It is widely distributed in North America.

Ribes lacustre
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species:
R. lacustre
Binomial name
Ribes lacustre
(Pers.) Poir. 1812
Synonyms[1]
  • Ribes oxyacanthoides var. lacustre Pers. 1805
  • Ribes oxycanthoides var. lacustris Pers.
  • Limnobotrya lacustris (Pers.) Rydb.
  • Ribes parvulum (A.Gray) Rydb.

Description

The shrub grows erect to spreading, .5–2 metres (1+126+12 feet). Clusters of reddish to maroon flowers bloom from April through August.[3] Racemes of 5 to 15 pink disk-shaped flowers hang from stems covered with short hairs, bristles and spines.[4] The fruit consists of dark purple berries 6–8 millimetres (14516 inch) long.

Distribution and habitat

It is widely distributed, from California to Alaska and across North America east to Pennsylvania and Newfoundland, and south as far as New Mexico.[5] It may be found in low-elevation forests and swamps all the way up to the subalpine.[3] Outside its native range, Ribes species may be invasive. Ribes is considered to be an extremely hardy species, capable of tolerating a wide range of soil types and conditions; as evidenced by its wide distribution.[6]

See also

References

  1. Tropicos, Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
  2. Wildflowers found in Oregon - Black Swamp Gooseberry
  3. Sullivan, Steven. K. (2013). "Ribes lacustre". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  4. Klinkenberg, Brian., ed. (2013). "Ribes lacustre". E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  5. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  6. Johnson, D; Kershaw, L (2000). Plants of the Western Boreal Forest and Aspen Parkland. Lone Pine Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55105-058-4.


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