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.

Description

Ribes wolfii is a shrub up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall, with 3–5 lobed leaves and cream-colored, pinkish or green pink flowers.[5] The berries are black, glandular, and reportedly sweet and tasty.[4][6]

Distribution and habitat

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.[7] There is also a report of an isolated population south of the border in Chihuahua, Mexico.[8]

It grows in moist habitats including meadows and montane forests.[5]

Uses

The berries are edible.[5]

References

  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. ^ a b c Turner, Mark; Kuhlmann, Ellen (2014). Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest (1st ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-60469-263-1.
  6. ^ Rothrock, Joseph Trimble 1874. American Naturalist 8(6): 358–359
  7. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  8. ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribes_wolfii
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