''Ribes nevadense'' (sometimes spelled ''R. nevadaense''Flora of North America
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Distribution

''Ribes nevadense'' is native to several of the mountain ranges in

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, including the

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, and the

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where its distribution extends into western

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. It has been found in

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, as well. It grows in forest and

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habitats, at elevations between .Calflora taxon report, University of California: ''Ribes nevadense''
. accessed 1.30.2013Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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Description

''Ribes nevadense'' is an erect shrub growing tall. The glandular leaves are up to 8 centimeters (3.2 inches) long and are divided shallowly into a few dully toothed lobes. The

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed ...

is a dense

raceme A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the sh ...

of up to 20 flowers hanging pendent or held erect on the branches. Each flower has opens into a corolla-like array of five pinkish red

sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 The term ''sepalum'' was coined ...

s with five smaller white petals in a tube at the center. The fruit is an edible blue-black

berry A berry is a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit. Typically, berries are juicy, rounded, brightly colored, sweet, sour or tart, and do not have a stone or pit, although many pips or seeds may be present. Common examples are strawberries, rasp ...

under a centimeter wide. It is somewhat waxy in texture and studded with glandular hairs.

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Ribes nevadense''''Ribes nevadense'' — Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
{{Taxonbar, from=Q7322355 nevadense Flora of California Flora of Nevada Flora of Oregon Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges Natural history of the Transverse Ranges Plants described in 1855 Flora without expected TNC conservation status