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Ribes wolfii
Species of currant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Quick Facts Ribes wolfii, Scientific classification ...
Ribes wolfii | |
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Scientific 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 |
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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]