Ribes triste Pall.
red swamp currant (red currant)
Grossulariaceae (Currant family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
red swamp currant (red currant)
Grossulariaceae (Currant family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Deciduous shrub, loosely branched, 0.5-1.5 m tall; stems ascending to decumbent, glabrous to crisp-hairy, unarmed; bark straw-colored to purplish-brown.
Leaves:
Alternate, broadly egg-shaped, heart-shaped at the base, 2-10 cm wide, 3 (5)-lobed much less than half their length, the lobes triangular, toothed, glabrous above, more or less hairy below (at least on the veins); stalks equal to or slightly longer than the blades, finely hairy.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of 6-13 flowers in a drooping raceme shorter than the leaves; flower stalks 1-4 mm long, jointed below the flowers, glabrous to sparsely hairy and more or less glandular; petals reddish-purple, broadly fan-shaped, 0.8-1 mm long; hypanthium saucer-shaped, 0.7-1 mm long; calyces reddish or purplish, finely hairy; styles glabrous, about equaling the stamens.
Fruits:
Berries, egg-shaped, red, 0.6-1 cm long, glabrous.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
USDA Species Characteristics
Flower Colour:
Purple
Blooming Period:
Late Spring
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Red
Present over the Summer
Source: The USDA
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Ribes triste
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
874 | 38 | 1975 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
10 | 0 | 205 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
31 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 1 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
938 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BWBS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BWBS(400), CWH(2), ESSF(71), ICH(11), IDF(1), MS(6), SBPS(14), SBS(309), SWB(34) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist woodlands, forests, streambanks and rocky slopes in the montane and subalpine zones; frequent in N BC; amphiberingian, N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to NJ, VA, MN SD, and OR; E Asia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Ribes rubrum var. alaskanum (A. Berger) B. Boivin
Ribes rubrum var. propinquum (Turcz.) Trautv. & C.A. Mey.
Ribes triste var. albinervium (Michx.) Fernald