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Ribes wolfii

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Ribes wolfii

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
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[2]
  • Ribes mogollonicum Greene (1881)

Ribes wolfii is a North American species of currant known by the common names Wolf's currant[3] and Rothrock currant.[4] 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.[5] There is also a report of an isolated population south of the border in Chihuahua, Mexico.[6]

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.[4][7]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Ribes wolfii". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Ribes wolfii Rothr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Ribes wolfii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b Flora of North America, Ribes wolfii Rothrock, 1874. Rothrock currant
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  6. ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
  7. ^ Rothrock, Joseph Trimble 1874. American Naturalist 8(6): 358–359