Whitestem Gooseberry, Ribes inerme var. klamathense

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Ribes inerme is a species of currant known by the common names whitestem gooseberry and white stemmed gooseberry. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to the Rocky Mountains. It grows in mountain forests, woodlands, and meadows. The less common Ribes inerme var. klamathense, known as Klamath gooseberry, is confined to the states of California and Oregon. Ribes inerme is an erect or spreading thicketlike shrub approaching 3 metres (9. 8 ft) in maximum height. The stem is hairless or bristly and has black resin glands and spines at its nodes. The small leaves are divided deeply into three to five toothed lobes which may be divided partway into smaller lobes. The inflorescence is a solitary flower or raceme of up to five flowers which hangs pendent. The flower has five reddish green sepals which are reflexed upward. At the center are white or pinkish petals and protruding stamens and stigmas. The fruit is an edible hairless greenish, purple, or black berry roughly a centimeter (0. 4 inch) wide. Varieties: Ribes inerme var. inerme Ribes inerme var. klamathense - Klamath gooseberry

Plant Description

Plant Type

Shrub

Size

9.8 ft tall

Dormancy

Winter Deciduous

Flower Color

Pink, White, Purple, Red

Wildlife Supported

Butterflies & moths hosted ( 51 likely * ) SHOW ALL

Hoary Comma Polygonia gracilisPolygonia gracilis

Satyr Comma Polygonia satyrusPolygonia satyrus

Green Comma Polygonia faunusPolygonia faunus

Tailed Copper Lycaena arotaLycaena arota

Oreas Comma Polygonia oreasPolygonia oreas

White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata

Ceanothus Silkmoth Hyalophora euryalusHyalophora euryalus

Landscaping Information

Sun

Full Sun, Part Shade

Natural Setting

Climate

Annual Precipitation: 15.6" - 68.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.77" - 2.25", Coldest Month: 34.6" - 48.8", Hottest Month: 57.6" - 75.4", Humidity: 0.23" - 25.66", Elevation: 305" - 6129"

Alternative Names

Common Names: Klamath Gooseberry, White Stemmed Gooseberry

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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links: Jepson eFlora Taxon Page CalPhotos Wikipedia Calflora

Whitestem Gooseberry

Ribes inerme var. klamathense

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Whitestem Gooseberry

Ribes inerme var. klamathense