Ribes menziesii |
Ribes mescalerium |
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canyon gooseberry, coast prickly gooseberry, gooseberry |
mescalero currant |
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Habit | Plants 1–2 m. Stems erect, pubescent, glandular-bristly; spines at nodes mostly 3, 10–15(–20) mm; prickles on internodes dense. | Plants 1–2 m. Stems erect, glandular-pubescent, glabrescent; spines at nodes absent; prickles on internodes absent. |
Leaves | petiole 1–2.5 cm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular; blade broadly ovate, 3–5-lobed, cleft less than 1/2 to midrib, 1.5–2.5 cm, base semitruncate or slightly cordate, surfaces abaxially pubescent and sessile- or stipitate-glandular, adaxially glabrous or sparsely pubescent, lobes cuneate-rounded, margins crenate-dentate, apex rounded. |
petiole 1.2–3 cm, crisped-puberulent, long stipitate-glandular; blade reniform-orbiculate, shallowly 3–5-lobed, cleft 1/8–1/4 to midrib, 1.5–3 cm, base cordate to cuneate, surfaces pubescent, sessile- and stipitate-glandular, lobes rounded, margins crenate-dentate, apex rounded. |
Inflorescences | pendent, solitary flowers or 2-flowered racemes, 2–4 cm, axis short-pubescent, glandular. |
pendent, 6–10-flowered racemes, 3–5 cm, axis stipitate-glandular, flowers evenly spaced. |
Pedicels | not jointed, 3–6 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular; bracts broadly ovate, 3–5 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular. |
jointed, 0.5–1 mm, pubescent stipitate-glandular; bracts obovate, 3–7 mm, long stipitate-glandular. |
Flowers | hypanthium crimson, conic, 2.5–3.5 mm (1/4–1/3 as long as sepals), white-pilose, with red, stalked glands and red bristles; sepals not overlapping, reflexed, reddish purple or greenish purple, oblong-lanceolate, 7–11 mm; petals connivent, erect, white or pinkish to yellow, broadly flabellate-cuneate, often with inrolled margins, 3–4 mm; nectary disc not prominent; stamens 1.5–1.8 times as long as petals; filaments linear, 3–5 mm, glabrous; anthers white or tan, lanceolate-sagittate, 2.5 mm, apex acute, mucronate; ovary somewhat pubescent and strongly purplish glandular-bristly with longer glandless bristles among gland-tipped hairs; styles connate to middle, 6–8 mm, glabrous. |
hypanthium greenish white, tubular, tube evenly wide, 3–5 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular; sepals not overlapping, spreading, white, ovate-oblong, 0.5–1 mm; petals nearly connivent, erect, white, round to broadly ovate, revolute, 1 mm; nectary disc not prominent; stamens nearly as long as petals; filaments linear, 0.5 mm, glabrous; anthers cream, ovate, 0.2–0.3 mm, apex with conspicuous, cup-shaped gland; ovary stipitate-glandular; styles connate 3/4 their lengths, 6 mm, glabrous. |
Berries | not palatable, reddish purple, ellipsoid-globose, 10–13 mm, pubescent, glandular-bristly. |
palatable, black, globose, 5–8 mm, glandular-pubescent. |
Ribes menziesii |
Ribes mescalerium |
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Phenology | Flowering Feb–May. | Flowering May–Aug. |
Habitat | Ravines, wooded canyon slopes | Open areas |
Elevation | 0-1800 m (0-5900 ft) | 2100-3500 m (6900-11500 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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NM; TX; Mexico (Chihuahua)
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Discussion | Varieties of Ribes menziesii that have been recognized in the past include: var. hystrix, which occurs in the inner South Coast Ranges, is not particularly aromatic, has leaves glandular abaxially, filament lengths equal to the petals, and berries with glandular and nonglandular hairs; var. ixoderme, which occurs in the Sierra Nevada foothills, is aromatic, has leaves glandular abaxially, filament lengths longer than petals, and berries with glandular and nonglandular hairs; var. leptosmum, which occurs in the outer North Coast Ranges and San Francisco Bay area, is not particularly fragrant, has filament lengths longer than petals, and berries densely covered with gland-tipped bristles and without nonglandular hairs; var. senile, which occurs in the southwestern part of the San Francisco Bay area, is not particularly fragrant, has leaves with relatively few glands abaxially, filament lengths 1.5 times the petals, and berries with dense, soft, white hairs and gland-tipped bristles. M. R. Mesler and J. O. Sawyer Jr. (1993) concluded that the differences are not sufficient for recognizing these taxa. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Ribes mescalerium occurs in the Sacramento and Guadalupe mountains of southeastern New Mexico and western Texas. It is distinguished from R. cereum in having thinner, larger, more deeply lobed leaves, and glands with relatively long stalks. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 32. | FNA vol. 8, p. 23. |
Parent taxa | Grossulariaceae > Ribes | Grossulariaceae > Ribes |
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Synonyms | Grossularia hystrix, Grossularia leptosma, Grossularia menziesii, Grossularia senilis, R. menziesii var. hystrix, R. menziesii var. ixoderme, R. menziesii var. leptosmum, R. menziesii var. senile | |
Name authority | Pursh: Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 732. 1813 , | Coville: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 13: 196. 1900 , |
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