Ribes niveum
{{Short description|North American species of currant}}
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| status = {{TNCStatus}}
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| genus = Ribes
| species = niveum
| authority = Lindl., 1834
| synonyms_ref = {{cite POWO |id=30361747-2 |title=Ribes niveum Lindl. |access-date=9 October 2024}}
| synonyms = {{Species list
| Grossularia nivea | (Lindl.) Spach (1838)
| Ribes gracile | Michx. (1803)
| Ribes niveum f. pilosum | H.St.John (1937)
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Ribes niveum is a North American species of currant known by the common names snowy gooseberry, white-flowered gooseberry, or snow currant.{{PLANTS|id=RINI2|taxon=Ribes niveum|accessdate=22 October 2015}}
Description
Ribes niveum is a shrub up to 3 meters (10 feet) tall. The branches have 1–3 spines at the nodes.{{Cite book |last1=Turner |first1=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VLbAAwAAQBAJ |title=Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest |last2=Kuhlmann |first2=Ellen |date=2014 |publisher=Timber Press |isbn=978-1-60469-263-1 |edition=1st |location=Portland, OR |pages=209}} The leaves are {{Convert|2.5-5|cm|frac=8}} wide, with 3–5 toothed lobes.
The flowers are white or pale pink. The berries are dark blue or dark purple, and are palatable but sour.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250065854 Flora of North America, Ribes niveum Lindley, 1834. Snowy or white-flowered gooseberry ][https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/239722#page/111/mode/1up Lindley, John. 1834. Edwards's Botanical Register 20: plate 1692 and two subsequent unnumbered text pages] pull-page color illustration of Ribes niveum in flower, description in Latin, commentary in English
Distribution and habitat
It is native to the western United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada with isolated populations in Colorado and New Mexico).[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Ribes%20niveum.png Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map] It grows in open hillsides and thickets along streams.{{Cite web |title=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=RINI2 |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.wildflower.org}}
References
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External links
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Category:Flora of Washington (state)
Category:Plants described in 1834
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