Ribes mescalerium
| Mescalero currant | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Grossulariaceae |
| Genus: | Ribes |
| Species: | R. mescalerium |
| Binomial name | |
| Ribes mescalerium Coville 1900 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ribes inebrians var. mescalerium (Coville) Jancz. | |
Ribes mescalerium, called the Mescalero currant, is a shrub native to southeastern New Mexico, western Texas, and the Mexican State of Chihuahua. It grows in open areas in the mountains at elevation of 2,100–3,500 m (6,900–11,500 ft).[2][3]
Ribes mescalerium reaches a height of up to 2 m (6.6 ft). Leaves are palmately lobed. Flowers are borne on a pendulent (hanging) raceme of 6-10 white flowers. Fruits are round, black up to 8 mm (0.31 in) across, juicy and good-tasting.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Tropicos, Ribes mescalerium Coville
- ↑ Flora of North America Ribes mescalerium Coville.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Coville, Frederick Vernon. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 13(41): 196–198. 1900.
- ↑ Janczewski, Eduard von Glinka. Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève 35(3): 336. 1907 in French
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