Ribes niveum
Ribes niveum is a North American species of currant known by the common names snowy gooseberry,[2] white-flowered gooseberry,[2] or snow currant.[3] It is native to the western United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada with isolated populations in Colorado and New Mexico).[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Grossulariaceae |
| Genus: | Ribes |
| Species: | R. niveum |
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| Ribes niveum Lindl. 1834 | |
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Ribes niveum is a shrub up to 3 meters (10 feet) tall, with white or pale pink flowers and dark blue or dark purple berries. Berries are edible but rather sour.[2][5]
References
- Tropicos, Ribes niveum Lindl.
- Flora of North America, Ribes niveum Lindley, 1834. Snowy or white-flowered gooseberry
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ribes niveum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
- Lindley, John. 1834. Edwards's Botanical Register 20: plate 1692 and two subsequent unnumbered text pages pull-page color illustration of Ribes niveum in flower, description in Latin, commentary in English
External links
Media related to Ribes niveum at Wikimedia Commons- "Ribes niveum". Plants for a Future.
- Ribes niveum in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
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