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Ribes erythrocarpum is an uncommon North American species of currant known by the common name Crater Lake currant.[1] It is native to the Cascade Mountains in the US State of Oregon, including inside Crater Lake National Park.[2][3][4]

Ribes erythrocarpum is a trailing shrub with vertical branches up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces copper- or salmon-colored flowers and scarlet egg-shaped berries.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ribes erythrocarpum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Turner Photographics, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Ribes erythrocarpum, Crater Lake Currant photos, description, distribution map
  4. ^ Elizabeth L. Horn. 2005. The botanists at Crater Lake National Park. Kalmiopsis 12: 30-36 includes line drawings of Ribes erythrocarpum and other species
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Ribes erythrocarpum Coville & Leiberg, 1896. Crater Lake currant
  6. ^ Coville, Frederick Vernon & Leiberg, John Bernhard 1896. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 10(23): 131-132


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