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Ribes hudsonianum var. hudsonianum
Ribes hudsonianum Richardson var. hudsonianum
Black Currant , Hudson Bay Currant, Northern Currant, Stinking Currant
Grossulariaceae (Currant family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: RIHUH
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Fruit: Black.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , GreenBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , IA , ID , MI , MN , WA , WICanada: AB , BC , MB , NT , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Stream banks, moist woods, thickets at edges of mountain meadows, treed bogs, swamps, shaded rock outcrops, deciduous, mixed and coniferous forests on moist to wet organic and mineral soils.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) 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 var. hudsonianum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Ribes hudsonianum var. hudsonianum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ribes hudsonianum var. hudsonianum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR