Ribes laxiflorum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ribes laxiflorum Pursh

Trailing black currant

2019 Tristan K Cole

2010 Dana York

2018 Claire Brown

2010 Dana York

2006 Melissa Brooks Kraemer

Ribes laxiflorum is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search (53 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Ribes
Family:	Grossulariaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Redwood Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Ribes coloradense

Information about Ribes laxiflorum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RILA3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/07/2023).