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Ribes hudsonianum (Northern black currant)
Weyand, Phyllis

Ribes hudsonianum

Ribes hudsonianum Richardson

Northern Black Currant

Grossulariaceae (Currant Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: rihu

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Leaf: Green
Autumn Foliage: yes

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , IA , ID , MI , MN , MT , NV , OR , UT , WA , WI , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NT , NU , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Woodland, Swamp/Marsh, Lakeshores

Growing Conditions

Water Use: High
Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Fragrant Foliage: yes

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Find Seed or Plants

View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FAC FACW OBL OBL OBL FACW
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Ribes hudsonianum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Ribes hudsonianum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ribes hudsonianum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-08
Research By: TWC Staff

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