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Trailing Black Currant
( Ribes laxiflorum )
Ribes laxiflorum
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About Trailing Black Currant (Ribes laxiflorum)
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Ribes laxiflorum
is a species of currant known by the common names trailing black currant, and spreading currant. It is native to western North America from Alaska and Yukon south as far as northern California and New Mexico; it has also been found in Siberia. Its habitat includes moist mountain forests, open clearings, streambanks, and the borders of mountain roads.
Ribes laxiflorum
is a spreading, trailing shrub usually growing one half to one meter (20-40 inches) in height. It has been known to take a somewhat vine-like form in appropriate shady habitat with nearby supports, climbing to seven meters (23 feet) in length. It has fuzzy, glandular stems lacking spines and prickles. The hairy, glandular, maple-shaped leaves are up to 10 centimeters long and deeply divided into several pointed lobes lined with dull teeth. The inflorescence is a mostly erect raceme of up to eight flowers. The distinctive flower has five greenish, purplish, or red sepals which are often curved back at the tips. At the center is a corolla of five red or pink petals each measuring a millimeter long, narrow at the base and wider or club-shaped at the tip. Inside the corolla are five red stamens tipped with whitish anthers. The fruit is a purple-black berry measuring four to fourteen millimeters wide which is waxy, hairy, or bristly in texture. Uses. The berries are eaten locally (variously fresh, boiled, or as preserves) by Bella Coola, Haisla, Hanaksiala, Hesquiat, Kwakiutl, Lummi, Makah, Oweekeno, Skagit, and Tanana peoples. Other traditions use R. laxiflorum for: an infusion to make an eyewash (roots and or branches, by the Bella Coolah). Decoctions of: bark to remedy tuberculosis (with the roots, by the Skokomish); or for the common cold (Skagit): leaves and twigs, as a general tonic (Lummi). Woody stems are fashioned into pipe stems (Hesquiat).
Plant Description
Plant Type
Shrub
Size
1.6 - 3.3 ft tall
Dormancy
Winter Deciduous
Flower Color
Pink, Green, Red
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 40
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Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
Polygonia gracilis
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Satyr Comma
Polygonia satyrus
Polygonia satyrus
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Green Comma
Polygonia faunus
Polygonia faunus
*
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
*
Ceanothus Silkmoth
Hyalophora euryalus
Hyalophora euryalus
*
Polyphemus moth
Antheraea polyphemus
Antheraea polyphemus
*
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
Autographa californica
Landscaping Information
Sun
Shade, Part Shade
Nurseries
Carried by 1
Common uses
Bird Gardens, Hummingbird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Sunset Zones
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1, 2, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7, 15, 16, 17*
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 41.4" - 88.9", Summer Precipitation: 1.04" - 2.51", Coldest Month: 43.1" - 47.2", Hottest Month: 57.7" - 65.0", Humidity: 0.27" - 11.47", Elevation: 11" - 478"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Spreading Currant
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Trailing Black Currant
Ribes laxiflorum
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
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