Ribes ruizii
Rehder
Skunk currant
Grossulariaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A straggling shrub. It grows up to 1 m high. It does not have spines or bristles. The leaves are thin and deeply lobed. There are 5-7 lobes. It has a bad smell when rubbed. They turn red in autumn. The flowers are pale pink or white. They are on erect stalks. The fruit are red berries which have glands and bristles.
Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in damp woods in the Rocky Mountains.
Where It Grows
Alaska, Canada, North America, USA,
Notes
There are about 150 Ribes species.
Synonyms
Ribes glandulosum Ruiz & PavSee Ribes valdivianum
Also Known As
Fetid currant
References (7)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Ribes glandulosum)
- Heller, C. A., 1962, Wild Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska. Univ. of Alaska Extension Service. p 42
- Lyle, S., 2006, Discovering fruit and nuts. Land Links. p 384 (As Ribes glandulosum)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 477
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Ribes glandulosum)
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- Pl. min. cog. 2. 1784 (As Ribes glandulosum)
- Porsild, A.E., 1974, Rocky Mountain Wild Flowers. Natural History Series No. 2 National Museums of Canada. p 216 (As Ribes glandulosum)
