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'''''Ribes bracteosum''''' |
'''''Ribes bracteosum''''', the '''stink currant''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=RIBR|taxon=Ribes bracteosum|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> is a species of [[Ribes|currant]] native to western coastal [[North America]] from southeastern [[Alaska]] to [[Mendocino County]] in [[California]].<ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/State/Ribes%20bracteosum.png Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map]</ref><ref>[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7106 Calflora taxon report, University of California, ''Ribes bracteosum'' Douglas, stink currant ]</ref> |
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[[Image:Ribes bracteosum 10373.JPG|left|thumb|Yellow glands may be seen on leaves.]] |
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Ribes bracteosum is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]], without thorns, growing to 3 m (10 feet) tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are 5–20 cm (2-8 inches) across, [[palmate]]ly lobed with 5 or 7 lobes. The [[flower]]s are produced in spring after the leaves emerge, on [[raceme]]s 15–30 cm (6-12 inches) long containing 20-40 flowers; each flower is 5–10 mm (2-4 inches) in diameter, with five white or greenish-tinged petals. The [[fruit]], born in clusters, is dark blue with a whitish bloom, edible but sometimes unpleasant.<ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250065808 Flora of North America, ''Ribes bracteosum'' Douglas 1832. Stink currant ]</ref> {{clear|left}} |
''Ribes bracteosum'' is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]], without thorns, growing to 3 m (10 feet) tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are 5–20 cm (2-8 inches) across, [[palmate]]ly lobed with 5 or 7 lobes. The [[flower]]s are produced in spring after the leaves emerge, on [[raceme]]s 15–30 cm (6-12 inches) long containing 20-40 flowers; each flower is 5–10 mm (2-4 inches) in diameter, with five white or greenish-tinged petals. The [[fruit]], born in clusters, is dark blue with a whitish bloom, edible but sometimes unpleasant.<ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250065808 Flora of North America, ''Ribes bracteosum'' Douglas 1832. Stink currant ]</ref> {{clear|left}} |
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Ribes bracteosum, the stink currant,[1] is a species of currant native to western coastal North America from southeastern Alaska to Mendocino County in California.[2][3]
Ribes bracteosum is a deciduous shrub, without thorns, growing to 3 m (10 feet) tall. The leaves are 5–20 cm (2-8 inches) across, palmately lobed with 5 or 7 lobes. The flowers are produced in spring after the leaves emerge, on racemes 15–30 cm (6-12 inches) long containing 20-40 flowers; each flower is 5–10 mm (2-4 inches) in diameter, with five white or greenish-tinged petals. The fruit, born in clusters, is dark blue with a whitish bloom, edible but sometimes unpleasant.[4]
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ribes bracteosum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ribes bracteosum Douglas, stink currant
- ^ Flora of North America, Ribes bracteosum Douglas 1832. Stink currant
External links
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