Ribes punctatum Ruiz & Pav.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Grossulariaceae > Ribes

Characteristics

A small shrub. It grows 60 cm high. The flowers are yellow. They have 5 petals. The fruit are 6-8 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.05
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a warm temperate plant. In Chile it grows between 500-2,000 m above sea level. It can tolerate dry periods. It grows where the winter rainfall is 400-800 mm. It grows in full sun. It can tolerate some shade. It suits hardiness zone 9. It can tolerate some frost but not snow.
More
Plains and foothills. Found on coastal mountain slopes and in interior valleys, sometimes ascending to the timber line.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh or dried.
Uses eating medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
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Distribution

Ribes punctatum world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:792940-1
WFO ID wfo-0000405133
COL ID 4SYHS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ribes ebracteolatum Rebis punctata Rebis ebracteolata Ribes punctatum Ribes georgianum Ribes alpinoides Ribes heterophyllum Ribes collinum Ribes sublobatum Ribes berteroanum