Ribes saxatile Pall.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Grossulariaceae > Ribes

Characteristics

Shrubs dioecious, 0.5-1 m tall. Branchlets glabrous or puberulent; nodal spines 2, small; internodes unarmed or with sparse, needlelike spines. Buds narrowly ovoid, 3-5 mm, puberulent then glabrescent, apex acute. Petiole 1-2 cm, glabrous; leaf blade obovate, 1-2.5 cm, puberulent only at margin when old and sometimes also abaxially, base cuneate; lobes 3, distal, margin coarsely obtusely dentate, apex obtuse or acute; terminal lobe slightly longer than lateral ones. Male racemes erect, 3-6 cm, female ones 3-5 cm, 10-flowered or more; rhachis and pedicels pubescent then glabrescent; bracts oblong to ligulate, 4-6 mm, 1-veined, margin puberulent. Pedicel 2-3 mm. Calyx greenish, glabrous; tube pelviform to shallowly cupular, 1.5-2 mm; lobes reflexed, ligulate to obovate, 2-3 mm. Petals flabellate, smaller than calyx lobes. Stamens subequaling petals. Ovary glabrous. Style 2-lobed. Fruit dark red, globose, 0.5-0.7 cm, glabrous. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jul-Aug.
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A shrub. It grows 1 m tall. It has spines at the nodes. The leaves are oval and 1-3 cm across. The fruit are round and dark purple when ripe. They are smooth. They are 5-7 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.9 - 1.0
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

It is a cold temperate plant.
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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The fruit are acid and are mixed with water to make a drink.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Ribes saxatile world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Liberia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:792975-1
WFO ID wfo-0001135957
COL ID 4SYJR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ribes saxatile Ribes cuneatum