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North American species of currant

Ribes niveum
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
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
  • Grossularia nivea (Lindl.) Spach (1838)
  • Ribes gracile Michx. (1803)
  • Ribes niveum f. pilosum H.St.John (1937)

Ribes niveum is a North American species of currant known by the common names snowy gooseberry, white-flowered gooseberry, or snow currant. It is native to the western United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada with isolated populations in Colorado and New Mexico).

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. It grows in open hillsides and thickets along streams.

References

  1. NatureServe (2024). "Ribes niveum". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. "Ribes niveum Lindl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  3. ^ Flora of North America, Ribes niveum Lindley, 1834. Snowy or white-flowered gooseberry
  4. NRCS. "Ribes niveum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  6. 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
  7. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

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