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Ribes bracteosum

Ribes bracteosum Douglas ex Hook.

Stink Currant

Grossulariaceae (Currant Family)

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USDA Symbol: RIBR

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

Straggly shrub with long spikes of flowers.

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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 12 feet tall.
Fruit: Black, Blue

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , OR , WA
Canada: BC
Native Distribution: From Alaska south to NW. California; in Pacific Northwest mostly west of Cascade crest.
Native Habitat: Lowlands to mountain streamsides, seeps, wet thickets, avalanche basins.

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist , Wet
Conditions Comments: Not recommended; carries disease which kills white pine.

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

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

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National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		FAC	FAC							FAC

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.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-23
Research By: TWC Staff

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