Ribes niveum | |
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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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Binomial name | |
Ribes niveum
Lindl. 1834
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Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
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] It grows in open hillsides and thickets along streams. [6]
Ribes niveum | |
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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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Binomial name | |
Ribes niveum
Lindl. 1834
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Synonyms [1] | |
|
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]
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] It grows in open hillsides and thickets along streams. [6]