Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Jancz.
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1905
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Bull. Int. Acad. Sci. Cracovie, Cl. Sci. Math. 5: 762 (1905)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001135460
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Ribes Lehmannii
- Lehmannii Plant
- Lehmannii
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Ribes lehmannii (also called Lehmann's currant, Lehmann's gooseberry, and Lehmann's gooseberry currant, among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant in the family Grossulariaceae. It is native to South America, where it is found in Argentina and Chile. It grows in montane forests and other mountain habitats.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Ribes lehmannii is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used as a medicinal plant for treating various ailments such as fever, headache, and skin diseases.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            The flower of Ribes lehmannii is a small, white, bell-shaped bloom. The seed is a small, black, round seed with a white hilum. The seedlings are small and have a single cotyledon.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Ribes lehmannii can be propagated through seed or cuttings. Seeds should be sown in a well-drained soil mix in the spring. Cuttings should be taken in the summer or fall and rooted in a well-drained soil mix. Plants should be grown in full sun to partial shade in moist, well-drained soil.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Ribes lehmannii
                        
                            Ribes lehmannii can be found in moist woods and meadows in the eastern United States and Canada.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        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,