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Accession Data:

Ribes cereum Douglas

  • subg. Ribes sect. Cerophyllum

  • Common Name: Wax Currant, Squaw Currant
  • Family: Grossulariaceae DC

  • Country of Origin: western North America
  • Habitat: mountain forests in alpine climates, sagebrush, and woodlands

  • Description: This is a spreading or erect shrub growing 20 centimeters (8 inches) to 2 meters (80 inches) tall. It is aromatic, with a "spicy" scent.[9] The stems are fuzzy and often very glandular, and lack spines and prickles. The leaves are somewhat rounded and divided into shallow lobes which are toothed along the edges. The leaves are hairless to quite hairy, and usually studded with visible resin glands, particularly around the edges. The inflorescence is a clustered raceme of 2 to 9 flowers. The small flower is tubular with the white to pink sepals curling open at the tips to form a corolla-like structure. Inside there are minute white or pinkish petals, five stamens, and a two protruding green styles. The fruit is a rather tasteless red berry up to a centimeter (0.4 inch) wide, with a characteristically long, dried flower remnant at the end.2,3
  • USDA Zone: 5-10

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201600041
  • Source: Forest Farm
  • Accession Date: 04-14-2016
  • Bench: 6001 - BPB:6000:Bench1
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 10-25-2023

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Saxifragales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Grossulariaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References (internal):

  • Wagner Research Plants
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: British Columbia / Colorado / Idaho / Montana / Oregon / Washington / Wyoming / North Dakota / Nebraska / Oklahoma / South Dakota / Arizona / California / Nevada / Utah / New Mexico

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, April 14, 2016.
  2. Ribes cereum at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Thursday, April 14, 2016.
  3. Ribes cereum at Flora of North America. Last accessed on Thursday, April 14, 2016.

data regenerated on Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:42:47 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Grossulariaceae

  • Ribes cereum
  • Ribes hirtellum 'Pixwell'
  • Ribes sp.
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