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§1 Plant

Ribes hudsonianum Richardson

vernacular northern black currant — species · Grossulariaceae


USDA
RIHU
GBIF
2986140
Rank
species
northern black currant (Ribes hudsonianum)
Platephotograph · Grace FletcherCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Shrub
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Grossulariaceae DC.
Genus
Ribes
§2a

Native status, by region

  • AK Alaska Native
  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 93 counties across 6 states/territories
Legend Native · 93 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Medium
Shade
Medium
Moisture use
High
Fire
High
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
Medium
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-33 °F minimum
Frost-free days
90 min.
Precipitation
28–50 in/yr
pH range
5–6.9
Root depth
14 in min.
Fertility need
High
Soil texture
coarse, medium
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Thicket Forming
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
5 ft
Height @ 20 y
5 ft
Foliage texture
Coarse
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
White
Fruit colour
Black
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Late Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Summer
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
965,000
Propagation
seed, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

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

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 93 counties across 6 states/territories.

Alaska view state ↗ 14 N
Idaho view state ↗ 27 N
Michigan view state ↗ 12 N
Minnesota view state ↗ 16 N
Montana view state ↗ 8 N
Wisconsin view state ↗ 16 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

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

plants.usda.gov/RIHU ↗

GBIF Backbone

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

gbif.org/species/2986140 ↗

Record version

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