| Ribes wolfii | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Grossulariaceae |
| Genus: | Ribes |
| Species: | R. wolfii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ribes wolfii Rothr., 1874 | |
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Ribes wolfii is a North American species of currant known by the common names Wolf's currant and Rothrock currant. It is native to the western United States.
Description
Ribes wolfii is a shrub up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall, with 3–5 lobed leaves and cream-colored, pinkish or green pink flowers. The berries are black, glandular, and reportedly sweet and tasty.
Distribution and habitat
The distribution is disjunct or discontinuous, with two distinct concentrations of populations separate by a gap of over 320 km (200 miles). One is in northern Idaho, northeastern Oregon, and southeastern Washington. The other is in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. There is also a report of an isolated population south of the border in Chihuahua, Mexico.
It grows in moist habitats including meadows and montane forests.
Uses
The berries are edible.
References
- NatureServe (2024). "Ribes wolfii". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- "Ribes wolfii Rothr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- NRCS. "Ribes wolfii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Flora of North America, Ribes wolfii Rothrock, 1874. Rothrock currant
- ^ Turner, Mark; Kuhlmann, Ellen (2014). Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest (1st ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-60469-263-1.
- Rothrock, Joseph Trimble 1874. American Naturalist 8(6): 358–359
- Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
- SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
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