Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ribes glandulosum
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Skunk Currant from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ribes glandulosum
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ribes glandulosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ribes glandulosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-02-001:
Ribes glandulosum FAMILY Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ribes glandulosum
COMMON NAME:
Skunk Currant, Mountain Currant
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_rigl_001_lvd
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Dan Whitten sdw_mountain_currant
April Smythe County VA
Inflorescence a raceme of 4-15 flowers; pedicel jointed below the fruit, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm0407u_08
July Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
Leaves usually 5-7 lobed, deeply cleft, with doubly serrate margins, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ribes glandulosum
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ribes glandulosum
FAMILY
Grossulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ribes glandulosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ribes glandulosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-02-001:
Ribes glandulosum
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ribes glandulosum
1247
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Periglacial boulderfields, high elevation seeps, spruce-fir forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Uncommon in NC Mountains
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
No nodal spines; no internodal prickles
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish-green
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
5 included stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescence a raceme of 4-15 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p064
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p306
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p26
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p296
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