Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Ribes aureum is found at middle to upper elevations, as are all the Grossulariaceae in this area. The palmately divided leaves
are blunt tipped and without fine serrulations. The ripe fruit is bright red. Ribes aureum is not armed and grows as a shrub. The
flowers are bright yellow, as are those of Ribes pinetorum, but the branches and fruit of Ribes pinetorum are armed.
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Ribes aureum, photo Russ Kleinman & Kelly Kindscher, Lake Roberts, July 15, 2007
Ribes aureum, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., Village of Mogollon, Apr. 19, 2008
Ribes aureum, detail of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., Village of Mogollon, Apr. 19, 2008
Ribes aureum, closeup of en face view of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Apr. 15, 2009
Ribes aureum, closeup of lateral view of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Apr. 15, 2009
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