Ribes erythrocarpum explained

Ribes erythrocarpum is an uncommon North American species of currant known by the common name Crater Lake currant. It is native to the Cascade Mountains in the US State of Oregon, including inside Crater Lake National Park.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Ribes erythrocarpum is a trailing shrub with vertical branches up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces copper- or salmon-colored flowers and scarlet egg-shaped berries.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Ribes%20erythrocarpum.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. http://www.pnwflowers.com/flower/ribes-erythrocarpum Turner Photographics, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Ribes erythrocarpum, Crater Lake Currant
3. http://www.npsoregon.org/kalmiopsis/kalmiopsis12/botanists.pdf Elizabeth L. Horn. 2005. The botanists at Crater Lake National Park. Kalmiopsis 12: 30-36
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250065823 Flora of North America, Ribes erythrocarpum Coville & Leiberg, 1896. Crater Lake currant
5. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10206064#page/165/mode/1up Coville, Frederick Vernon & Leiberg, John Bernhard 1896. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 10(23): 131-132