Ribes roezlii |
Ribes lasianthum |
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shiny-leaf gooseberry, Sierra gooseberry, Sierran gooseberry |
alpine gooseberry, woolly-flower gooseberry |
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Habit | Plants 0.5–1.2 m. Stems erect, pubescent; spines at nodes 1–3, 4–8 mm; prickles on internodes absent. | Plants 0.5–1 m. Stems spreading, puberulent; spines at nodes 1–3, 5–10 mm; prickles on internodes absent. | ||||||||
Leaves | petiole 0.6–1.8 cm, pubescent; blade roundish, 3–5-lobed, cleft 1/3–3/4 to midrib, 1.2–2.5 cm, base truncate to cordate, surfaces glabrous, softly ciliate, or puberulent or densely hoary-pubescent, not glandular abaxially, puberulent adaxially, lobes rounded, margins toothed, apex rounded. |
petiole 0.3–0.6 cm, pubescent; blade roundish, 3–5-lobed, cleft 1/2 to midrib, 1–2 cm, base broadly truncate to cordate, surfaces glandular-puberulent, lobes somewhat cuneate, blunt, margins few-toothed, apex blunt. |
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Inflorescences | pendent, solitary flowers or 2-flowered racemes, 2–4 cm, axis short-pubescent, stipitate-glandular. |
erect, 2–4-flowered racemes, 1.5–2 cm, axis villous and pubescent, flowers evenly spaced. |
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Pedicels | not jointed, 1–2 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular; bracts broadly ovate, 4–5 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular. |
not jointed, 0.1–0.5 mm, villous; bracts broadly ovate, 1–2 mm, pubescent. |
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Flowers | hypanthium maroon, narrowly tubular, 6 mm (1/2 as long as sepals), glabrous, puberulent, or densely hoary-pubescent, not stipitate-glandular; sepals not overlapping, reflexed, maroon, lanceolate, 7–10 mm; petals connivent, erect, white, oblong, inrolled, 3–5 mm; nectary disc not prominent; stamens 1.5–2 times as long as petals; filaments linear, 4–5 mm, glabrous; anthers maroon, lanceolate, somewhat sagittate, 3–4 mm, apex apiculate; ovary white-hairy and bristly, a few bristles gland-tipped; styles connate nearly to middle, 9–11 mm, glabrous. |
hypanthium yellowish green, narrowly tubular, 4–5 mm, pubescent; sepals not overlapping, reflexed, becoming erect, yellow, narrowly oblong, 2 mm; petals connate, erect, yellow, obovate-cuneate, not conspicuously revolute or inrolled, 1–2 mm; nectary disc not prominent; stamens as long as petals; filaments linear, 0.5–1 mm, glabrous; anthers yellow, oval, 0.5–1 mm, apex blunt; ovary glabrous or with sparse hairs; styles completely connate, 6–7 mm, glabrous. |
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Berries | palatable, purple, globose, 14–25 mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular, longer hairs not gland-tipped, with long, stout, glandular or eglandular spines. |
palatability not known, red, globose, 6–7 mm, glabrous. |
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Ribes roezlii |
Ribes lasianthum |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Jul. | |||||||||
Habitat | Open, rocky areas in forests | |||||||||
Elevation | 1500-3100 m (4900-10200 ft) | |||||||||
Distribution |
CA; NV; OR
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CA; NV
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Discussion | Varieties 3 (3 in the flora). Ribes roezlii occurs in the South Coast and North Coast ranges of California and adjacent Oregon and in the Sierra Nevada in California and adjacent Nevada. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Ribes lasianthum occurs in the Transverse Ranges and Sierra Nevada of California and western Nevada. The petals and stamens are closely appressed and form a tube. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 31. | FNA vol. 8, p. 28. | ||||||||
Parent taxa | Grossulariaceae > Ribes | Grossulariaceae > Ribes | ||||||||
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Synonyms | Grossularia roezlii | Grossularia lasiantha | ||||||||
Name authority | Regel: Gartenflora 28: 226, plate 982, figs. 1–3. 1879 (as roezli) , | Greene: Pittonia 3: 22. 1896 , | ||||||||
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