Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Greene
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1896
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Pittonia 3: 22 (1896)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001135605
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Lasianthum Currant
- Mountain Currant
- Mountain Gooseberry
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Ribes lasianthum (also called Sticky Currant, among many other common names) is a deciduous shrub native to California, Oregon, and Washington. It grows in chaparral, woodlands, and other habitats.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Ribes lasianthum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used in the production of jams, jellies, and syrups.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Flower: White or pink flowers in drooping clusters. Seed: Brown, oblong, and slightly curved. Seedlings: Young seedlings have a single cotyledon.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                                    
                        Where to Find Ribes lasianthum
                        
                            Ribes lasianthum can be found in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Ribes genus
                        
                            Ribes varoi, 
Ribes aciculare, 
Ribes diacantha, 
Ribes costaricensis, 
Ribes cucullatum, 
Ribes anatolicum, 
Ribes armenum, 
Ribes alpinum, 
Ribes biebersteinii, 
Ribes brandegeei, 
Ribes atropurpureum, 
Ribes aureum, 
Ribes berisioides, 
Ribes pallidiflorum, 
Ribes pallidum, 
Ribes orientale, 
Ribes punctatum, 
Ribes dikuscha, 
Ribes polyanthes, 
Ribes petraeum, 
Ribes montigenum, 
Ribes multiflorum, 
Ribes nigrum, 
Ribes neglectum, 
Ribes turbinatum, 
Ribes tolimense, 
Ribes uva-crispa, 
Ribes trilobum, 
Ribes sardoum, 
Ribes sachalinense, 
Ribes rubrum, 
Ribes sinanense, 
Ribes sanguineum, 
Ribes spicatum, 
Ribes graveolens, 
Ribes hirtellum, 
Ribes fontinale, 
Ribes divaricatum, 
Ribes fontaneum, 
Ribes maximowiczianum, 
Ribes mediatum, 
Ribes melanthum, 
Ribes manshuricum, 
Ribes janczewskii, 
Ribes japonicum, 
Ribes khorasanicum, 
Ribes magellanicum, 
Ribes malvifolium, 
Ribes dombeyanum, 
Ribes amazonica,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Grossulariaceae family
                        
                            Ribes varoi, 
Ribes aciculare, 
Ribes diacantha, 
Ribes costaricensis, 
Ribes cucullatum, 
Ribes anatolicum, 
Ribes armenum, 
Ribes alpinum, 
Ribes biebersteinii, 
Ribes brandegeei, 
Ribes atropurpureum, 
Ribes aureum, 
Ribes berisioides, 
Ribes pallidiflorum, 
Ribes pallidum, 
Ribes orientale, 
Ribes punctatum, 
Ribes dikuscha, 
Ribes polyanthes, 
Ribes petraeum, 
Ribes montigenum, 
Ribes multiflorum, 
Ribes nigrum, 
Ribes neglectum, 
Ribes turbinatum, 
Ribes tolimense, 
Ribes uva-crispa, 
Ribes trilobum, 
Ribes sardoum, 
Ribes sachalinense, 
Ribes rubrum, 
Ribes sinanense, 
Ribes sanguineum, 
Ribes spicatum, 
Ribes graveolens, 
Ribes hirtellum, 
Ribes fontinale, 
Ribes divaricatum, 
Ribes fontaneum, 
Ribes maximowiczianum, 
Ribes mediatum, 
Ribes melanthum, 
Ribes manshuricum, 
Ribes janczewskii, 
Ribes japonicum, 
Ribes khorasanicum, 
Ribes magellanicum, 
Ribes malvifolium, 
Ribes dombeyanum, 
Ribes amazonica,