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Ribes erythrocarpum
Species of currant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ribes erythrocarpum is an uncommon North American species of currant known by the common name Crater Lake currant.[1] It is native to the Cascade Mountains in the US State of Oregon, including inside Crater Lake National Park.[2][3][4]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Grossulariaceae |
Genus: | Ribes |
Species: | R. erythrocarpum |
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Ribes erythrocarpum is a trailing shrub with vertical branches up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces copper- or salmon-colored flowers and scarlet egg-shaped berries.[5][6]