Ribes wolfii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Grossulariaceae |
Genus: | Ribes |
Species: | R. wolfii
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Binomial name | |
Ribes wolfii
Rothr. 1874
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Synonyms [1] | |
Ribes mogollonicum Greene |
Ribes wolfii is a North American species of currant known by the common names Wolf's currant [2] and Rothrock currant. [1] It is native to the western United States. The distribution is disjunct or discontinuous, with two distinct concentrations of populations separate by a gap of over 320 km (200 miles). One is in northern Idaho, northeastern Oregon, and southeastern Washington. The other is in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. [3] There is also a report of an isolated population south of the border in Chihuahua, Mexico. [4]
Ribes wolfii is a shrub up to 5 meters (almost 17 feet) tall, with cream-colored, pinkish or green pink flowers. Berries are black, glandular, and reportedly sweet and tasty. [1] [5]
Ribes wolfii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Grossulariaceae |
Genus: | Ribes |
Species: | R. wolfii
|
Binomial name | |
Ribes wolfii
Rothr. 1874
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
Ribes mogollonicum Greene |
Ribes wolfii is a North American species of currant known by the common names Wolf's currant [2] and Rothrock currant. [1] It is native to the western United States. The distribution is disjunct or discontinuous, with two distinct concentrations of populations separate by a gap of over 320 km (200 miles). One is in northern Idaho, northeastern Oregon, and southeastern Washington. The other is in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. [3] There is also a report of an isolated population south of the border in Chihuahua, Mexico. [4]
Ribes wolfii is a shrub up to 5 meters (almost 17 feet) tall, with cream-colored, pinkish or green pink flowers. Berries are black, glandular, and reportedly sweet and tasty. [1] [5]