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Ribes diacanthum

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Ribes diacanthum

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Also known as Siberian currant, Ribes diacantha

species of plant

Species

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderSaxifragales
  5. FamilyGrossulariaceae
Observations recorded940

Shrubs dioecious, 1-2(-3) m tall. Branchlets slightly angled, glabrous; nodal spines 2, 3-5 mm; internodes unarmed or with sparse, slender prickles. Buds brownish, ovoid, 3-5 mm, glabrous, apex acute. Petiole 1-2 cm, glabrous, rarely sparsely puberulent; leaf blade obovate to rhombic-obovate, 1.5-3.5 × 1-3 cm, glabrous, base cuneate; lobes 3, margin deeply serrate, apex obtuse or acute. Male racemes nodding, 3-6 cm, 10-20-flowered, female ones 1-2.5 cm, 10-15-flowered; rachis and pedicels sparsely shortly glandular hairy; bracts lanceolate to ligulate, 4-6 mm, glabrous, 1-veined. Pedicel 2-4 mm. Calyx yellowish green, glabrous; tube rotate to saucer-shaped, 1-1.5 mm; lobes erect, ovate, rarely elliptic, 1.5-2 mm. Petals cuneate-orbicular, 0.5-1 mm. Stamens subequaling petals. Ovary subglobose, glabrous. Style 2-lobed at apex. Fruit red to reddish black, globose to ovoid-globose, 0.5-0.9 cm in diam., glabrous. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Aug-Sep.

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
85
With media
76
Family
Grossulariaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CM, CAS, MOR, WIS, BROWN
Recorded in
Canada, United States, Russia, China, Russian Federation, [Russie]

Gallery (2)