Ribes erythrocarpum Coville & Leiberg

vernacular Crater Lake currant — species · Grossulariaceae

USDA: RIER
GBIF: 2986104
Rank: species

Crater Lake currant (Ribes erythrocarpum) — Platephotograph · Dave Barry source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Grossulariaceae DC.
Genus: Ribes

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 5 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 5 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: High
Shade: Medium
Moisture use: High
Fire: Medium
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: Low
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -18 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 170 min.
Precipitation: 24–60 in/yr
pH range: 5.8–7
Root depth: 16 in min.
Fertility need: High
Soil texture: coarse, medium

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Multiple Stem
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Moderate
Mature height: 6 ft
Height @ 20 y: 3 ft
Foliage texture: Coarse
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Moderate
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Red
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Spring
Seed abundance: Medium
Seed begins: Spring
Seed ends: Summer
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: Yes
Propagation: seed, cuttings, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: No Known Source
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Medium
Graze palatability: Medium
Palatable, human: Yes
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 5 counties across 1 state.

Oregon view state ↗ 5 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/RIER ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2986104 ↗

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