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mapleleaf currant
Scientific Name: Ribes acerifolium
Family: Grossulariaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Ribes acerifolium: Mapleleaf Currant
Ribes acerifolium, commonly known as mapleleaf currant or maple-leaved currant, is a North American species of currant. This plant is a shrub belonging to the genus Ribes.
Considerations for Pets
- The text indicates that Ribes species are sometimes referred to as gooseberries.
Considerations for Children
- The text indicates that Ribes species are sometimes referred to as gooseberries.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Ribes acerifolium Howell
- Common Names: Mapleleaf currant, Maple-leaved currant, Howell's currant, Mapleleaf Black Currant
- Family: Grossulariaceae (Currant Family)
- Genus: Ribes
- Synonyms: Ribes howellii
Distribution and Habitat
- Ribes acerifolium is native to North America and specifically to the Canadian region.
- Observed along the Round the Mt. Trail #600 at the base of McNeil Pt. on the northwestern slopes of Mt. Rainier.
- Found in meadows above Paradise on Mt. Rainier.
Morphological Characteristics
- Leaf: Alternate, simple, deciduous, palmately lobed and somewhat maple-leaf-shaped.
- Duration is perennial.
- Ribes acerifolium is a shrub.
- Other Ribes can be a low, densely branched shrub, 4-6 ft. tall and 3-4 ft. wide.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Often seen with a whitebark pine, mountain ash bushes.
Further Information
- Discover Life offers a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Ribes acerifolium.