| Accepted name: |
Ribes americanum Miller |
| Synonym(s): |
-Ribes pennsylvanicum Lam.
-Ribes floridum L'Hér.
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| English names: |
American Black Currant
Wild Black Currant
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| French names: |
Gadellier d'Amérique
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Grossulariaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WRIBAM
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Rarely cultivated for its distinctly flavoured fruits which must be processed in jellies, pies etc. to become palatable(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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