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Ribes erythrocarpum
Species of currant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ribes erythrocarpum is an uncommon North American species of currant known by the common name Crater Lake currant.[1]
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Description
Ribes erythrocarpum is a trailing shrub with vertical branches up to 20 centimetres (8 in) tall.[2] The leaves are 2.5–5 cm (1–2 in) wide, 3–5 lobed, with rounded teeth.[3]
It produces copper- or salmon-colored flowers and scarlet egg-shaped berries.[4][2]
Ribes laxiflorum is similar.[3]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to the Cascade Mountains in the US State of Oregon, including inside Crater Lake National Park.[5][6][7] It grows on rocky sloped ground in subalpine forests.[3]
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