Ribes spicatum

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Scientific Names

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Read about Ribes spicatum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ribes rubrum, Linn. (R. Schlechtendalii, Lange. R. sylvestre, Syme. R. scandicum, Hedl.). Northern Red Currant. Shrub, to 6 ft.: young growth usually glabrous: lvs. truncate, rarely subcordate, 3-5-lobed, usually nearly glabrous, to 5 in. across: racemes usually spreading; pedicels short; bracts very small; fls. greenish or brownish; calyx-tube saucer-shaped, without prominent ring inside; anthers with contiguous cells: fr. usually red, juicy, the dried remnants of the fl. circular at the base. Cent. and N. Eu. N.Asia. Var. pubescens, Swartz. Young shoots slightly pubescent: lvs. pubescent beneath: racemes shorter; fls. brown or pinkish: fr. small. N. Eu. Var. glabellum, Trautv. & Mey. Young branchlets and lvs. glabrous: fls. larger, pink or brownish red: fr. larger. N. Asia.—R. rubrum is rare in cult. outside of the gardens of N. Eu. where forms with red, pink or whitish frs. are grown. Besides R. Houghtonianum, mentioned under the preceding species, two other crosses of R. rubrum are known: R. pallidum, Otto. & Dietr. (R. rubrum X R. petraeum), and R. holosericeum, Otto & Dietr. (R. rubrum X R. petraeum var. caucasicum). The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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