Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Ribes cereum Douglas
(Wax Currant)


Family: Grossulariaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Ribes cereum Douglas var. pedicellare Brewer & S. Watson
Ribes inebrians Lindley

Ribes cereum is found at middle to upper elevations, as are all the Grossulariaceae. The palmately divided leaves are serrulate. The flowers are cream to white and the corolla is long and tubular. The older growth branches are gray, the newer ones are reddish. The fruit is a bright red berry.
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Ribes cereum, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Gold Gulch Road, Apr. 11, 2007



Ribes cereum, bright red berries, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., C Bar Ranch Road, May 30, 2007



Ribes cereum, bright red berries, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Gold Gulch Spring, June 6, 2007

Ribes cereum, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Gold Gulch, March 14, 2009

Ribes cereum, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Gold Gulch, March 14, 2009

Ribes cereum, closeup of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Gold Gulch, December 31, 2009

Ribes cereum, macro of lateral bud on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Gold Gulch, December 31, 2009

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