Ribes marshallii
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Ribes marshallii is a species of currant
known by the common names Hupa gooseberry and Marshall's gooseberry. It is endemic to the Klamath Mountains
of southern Oregon
and northern California
, where it grows in mountain coniferous forests. It is a shrub
producing arching stems 1 to 2 meters long which may root at the tip when it reaches moist substrate. Nodes on the stem bear three spines each up to a centimeter long. The lightly hairy leaves are roughly three centimeters long and are divided into a few widely toothed lobes. Glandular hairs occur on veins and leaf margins. The inflorescence
is a solitary flower or raceme
of up to three flowers which hang pendent from the branches.from leaf axils. The small, showy flower has five pointed purple-red sepal
s which are reflexed upward. At the center is a tubular corolla of bright yellow petals from which emerge five stamen
s and two thin, mostly fused styles
. The fruit is a prickly oblong berry
up to 2 centimeters long which ripens to dark red in color.
Ribes
Ribes is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants native throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is usually treated as the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. Seven subgenera are recognized....
known by the common names Hupa gooseberry and Marshall's gooseberry. It is endemic to the Klamath Mountains
Klamath Mountains
The Klamath Mountains, which include the Siskiyou, Marble, Scott, Trinity, Trinity Alps, Salmon, and northern Yolla-Bolly Mountains, are a rugged lightly populated mountain range in northwest California and southwest Oregon in the United States...
of southern Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
and northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it grows in mountain coniferous forests. It is a shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
producing arching stems 1 to 2 meters long which may root at the tip when it reaches moist substrate. Nodes on the stem bear three spines each up to a centimeter long. The lightly hairy leaves are roughly three centimeters long and are divided into a few widely toothed lobes. Glandular hairs occur on veins and leaf margins. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a solitary flower or raceme
Raceme
A raceme is a type of inflorescence that is unbranched and indeterminate and bears pedicellate flowers — flowers having short floral stalks called pedicels — along the axis. In botany, axis means a shoot, in this case one bearing the flowers. In a raceme, the oldest flowers are borne...
of up to three flowers which hang pendent from the branches.from leaf axils. The small, showy flower has five pointed purple-red sepal
Sepal
A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms . Collectively the sepals form the calyx, which is the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. Usually green, sepals have the typical function of protecting the petals when the flower is in bud...
s which are reflexed upward. At the center is a tubular corolla of bright yellow petals from which emerge five stamen
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
s and two thin, mostly fused styles
Gynoecium
Gynoecium is most commonly used as a collective term for all carpels in a flower. A carpel is the ovule and seed producing reproductive organ in flowering plants. Carpels are derived from ovule-bearing leaves which evolved to form a closed structure containing the ovules...
. The fruit is a prickly oblong berry
Berry
The botanical definition of a berry is a fleshy fruit produced from a single ovary. Grapes are an example. The berry is the most common type of fleshy fruit in which the entire ovary wall ripens into an edible pericarp. They may have one or more carpels with a thin covering and fleshy interiors....
up to 2 centimeters long which ripens to dark red in color.