Family = Grossulariaceae,
Displaying matches 1 - 18 of 18.
(= Ribes howellii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Spreading to erect shrub, the stems under 1 m. tall, the whole plant finely puberulent and covered with stalked glands.
Distribution: Occurring in the Cascades, Olympic Mountains, and northeastern Washington; Southern British Columbia south to Oregon, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Stream banks, meadowland thickets, open ridges and rock slides, mid-elevations in the mountains to timberline.
(= Ribes aureum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Erect to spreading, unarmed, glabrous shrubs 1-3 m. tall; branches reddish when young, becoming dark gray with age.
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains of the U.S.
Habitat: Moderately moist areas in shrub-steppe to ponderosa pine forests.
(= Ribes bracteosum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Erect, often straggly, unarmed shrubs 1.5-3 m. tall, sprinkled with round, sessile, crystalline, shining, yellowish glands, with a characteristic odor.
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska south to California.
Habitat: Moist to wet woods, low to mid-elevations.
(= Ribes cereum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Spreading to erect, unarmed shrub 0.5-1.5 m. tall, the new branches finely puberulent, turning grayish-brown or reddish-brown.
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the Great Plains.
Habitat: Shrub-steppe and sagebrush desert to sub-alpine ridges.
(= Ribes divaricatum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Erect to spreading shrub 1.5-3 m. tall, pubescent throughout, the branches arching, with gray to brownish bark, and 1-3 stout, chestnut-colored spines at the nodes.
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington and along the Columbia River Gorge; British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Moist hillsides, prairies and open woods at low elevations.
(= Ribes hudsonianum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Erect, unarmed shrubs 0.5-1.5 m. tall, glandular all over with sessile, round, yellow, crystalline glands, and with a characteristic odor.
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska south to California, east across Canada to the Atlantic Coast, and east in the U.S. to the Rocky Mountains and Great Lakes area.
Habitat: Stream banks, moist woods and meadow margins at mid-elevations in the mountains.
(= Ribes inerme in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
(= Ribes lacustre in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Erect to spreading shrub 1-1.5 m. tall, the young branches finely puberulent and bristly with sharp, yellow prickles and larger nodal spines up to 12 mm. long.
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout much of Washington; Alaska south to California, east across the northern half of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Moist woods and streambanks to drier forest slopes at low to moderate elevations.
(= Ribes laxiflorum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Decumbent or spreading shrubs, usually under 1 m. tall, the young branches finely puberulent, becoming reddish-brown. Filaments of R. laxiflorum are reddish.
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Wet coastal woods to mid-elevations in the mountains.
(= Ribes lobbii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Spreading, freely-branched shrub 5-10 dm. tall, the stems finely puberulent, not bristly, brownish to reddish-gray; nodal spines 3, slender, straight, 7-12 mm. long.
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington, but occasionally found to the coast; British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Lowland valleys to open forests at moderate elevations in the mountains.
(= Ribes montigenum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Spreading, freely-branched shrub 2-5 dm. tall, the herbage pubescent and glandular; branches bristly and with 3-5 nodal spines 4-6 mm. long.
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Subalpine to alpine ridges, talus slopes and rock crevices.
(= Ribes niveum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Erect shrub 1.5-3 m. tall, with long, slender branches mostly grayish- or reddish-brown, not bristly, but with a stout, nodal spine 7-15 mm. long.
Distribution: Occurring in the southeastern corner of Washington; Washington south to Oregon and Nevada, east to Idaho and Colorado.
Habitat: Usually in thickets along streams, but somedtimes on open hllsides.
(= Ribes sanguineum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Erect, unarmed shrub 1-3 m. tall, with reddish-brown bark.
Distribution: Chiefly west of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia to south to California.
Habitat: Open to wooded, moist to dry valleys and lower mountains.
(= Ribes triste in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Unarmed, decumbent and nodally rooting to spreading shrub up to 1 m. tall, the branches straw-colored to purplish-brown.
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska south to Oregon, east across the northern half of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Moist woods and rocky slopes at mid- to high elevations in the mountains.
(= Ribes velutinum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Occurring in the southeastern corner of Washington; Washington south to California, east to Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
Habitat: Open areas in sagebrush-steppe and Ponderosa pine forests.
(= Ribes viscosissimums var. hallii, viscosissimum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Erect to spreading unarmed shrub up to 2 m. tall, with soft pubescence and stalked glands, the old branches becoming reddish-brown.
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Open to timbered, moist to fairly dry slopes, moderate to high elevations.
(= Ribes watsonianum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Erect or ascending shrub up to 2 m. tall, the grayish-brown branches covered with grayish hairs and stalked glands; slightly curved nodal spines 1 or 3, 3-7 mm. long.
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to Oregon, east to Alberta.
Habitat: Forest openings in canyons and on ridges, mid-elevations in the mountains.
(= Ribes wolfii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
