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Ribes niveum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species:
R. niveum
Binomial name
Ribes niveum
Lindl. 1834
Synonyms [1]
  • Grossularia nivea (Lindl.) Spach

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]

References

  1. ^ Tropicos, Ribes niveum Lindl.
  2. ^ a b c Flora of North America, Ribes niveum Lindley, 1834. Snowy or white-flowered gooseberry
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ribes niveum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ribes niveum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Species:
R. niveum
Binomial name
Ribes niveum
Lindl. 1834
Synonyms [1]
  • Grossularia nivea (Lindl.) Spach

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]

References

  1. ^ Tropicos, Ribes niveum Lindl.
  2. ^ a b c Flora of North America, Ribes niveum Lindley, 1834. Snowy or white-flowered gooseberry
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ribes niveum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

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