Ribes montigenum
| Mountain gooseberry | |
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| R. montigenum, growing in a disturbed area where an avalanche had previously occurred, in the Spring Mountains, in southern Nevada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Grossulariaceae |
| Genus: | Ribes |
| Species: | R. montigenum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ribes montigenum | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
Ribes montigenum is a species of
The lightly hairy, glandular leaves are up to 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) long and are divided into about five deeply cut or toothed lobes. Each is borne on a petiole several centimeters in length. The inflorescence is a raceme of several flowers. Each flower has five sepals in shades of yellow-green or pale pink, orange, or yellow which spread into a corolla-like star. At the center are five smaller club-shaped red petals and purple-red stamens tipped with yellowish or cream anthers. The fruit is an acidic but tasty bright-red to orange-red edible berry up to a centimeter long, which is usually covered in soft bristles. It has only a small dried flower remnant at the end, compared with the long remnant found on wax currants (Ribes cereum).[5][6]
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References
- Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ "Burke Herbarium Image Collection". biology.burke.washington.edu.
- ^ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org.
- ^ "Profile for Ribes montigenum (gooseberry currant)". PLANTS Database. USDA, NRCS. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ a b "Ribes montigenum in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
- OCLC 244766414.
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