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Crater Lake currant
Ribes erythrocarpum
Ribes erythrocarpum is an uncommon North American species of currant known by the common name Crater Lake currant. It is native to the Cascade Mountains in the US State of Oregon, including inside Crater Lake National Park.
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Description
Ribes erythrocarpum is a trailing shrub with vertical branches up to 20 centimetres (8 in) tall. The leaves are 2.5–5 cm (1–2 in) wide, 3–5 lobed, with rounded teeth. It produces copper- or salmon-colored flowers and scarlet egg-shaped berries. Ribes laxiflorum is similar.
Range & habitat
It is native to the Cascade Mountains in the US State of Oregon, including inside Crater Lake National Park. It grows on rocky sloped ground in subalpine forests.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 167916.