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Ribes wolfii

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This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Canbyacontributor (talk | contribs) at 20:58, 17 October 2022 (The previous photo for this taxon was a photo taken from a botanical garden that was presumably labelled as Ribes wolfii; however, looking at this photo it is clear that the plant wasn't actually R. wolfii and was definitely mislabeled. Ribes wolfii has flowers on short, erect racemes with dense white flowers, whereas the previous photo had long, drooping racemes. The new photo is a much better fit because not only is it actually the true species, but it's a wild specimen rather than cultivated.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.

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Ribes wolfii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Flora of North America, Ribes wolfii Rothrock, 1874. Rothrock currant
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ribes wolfii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
  5. ^ Rothrock, Joseph Trimble 1874. American Naturalist 8(6): 358–359


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