Ribes glandulosum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Grossulariaceae
Genus: Ribes
Subgenus: Ribes subg. Ribes
Sectio: Ribes sect. Heritiera
Species: Ribes glandulosum
Name

Ribes glandulosum Grauer, 1784
Synonyms

Coreosma prostrata Lunell, Am. Midl. Nat., 4: 41 (1916)
Ribes prostratum L´Hér., Stirp. Nov. 3. t. 2
Ribes resinosum Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. (Pursh) 1: 163 (1813)
Ribes viscosum Cels ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot. (Steud.) 691 (1821)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Grauer, S., 1784. Pl. Min. Cogn. Decuria: 2

Additional references

Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009). Flora of North America North of Mexico 8: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ribes glandulosum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. Sep 26. Ribes glandulosum. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} Sep 26.
Tropicos.org 2021. Ribes glandulosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Sep 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Ribes glandulosum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 26. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ribes glandulosum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2021 Sep 26.

Vernacular names
العربية: كشمش حشفي
English: Skunk currant
suomi: Lamoherukka, pikkuherukka
Gaelg: Berrish rangagh ghlass
русский: Смородина железистая
svenska: Dvärgrips

Ribes glandulosum, the skunk currant,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the currant family. It is widespread in Canada (all 10 provinces and all 3 territories) and is also found in parts of the United States (Alaska, the Great Lakes region, the Appalachian Mountains, and the Northeast).[3][4]

Ribes glandulosum is a deciduous shrub growing to 0.5 m (2 ft) tall and wide. It has palmately lobed leaves with 5 or 7 deeply cut segments. Flowers are in elongated clusters of 6–15 pink flowers. Fruits are red and egg-shaped, sometimes palatable but sometimes not.[5][6][2]

Conservation status in the United States

It is listed as endangered in Connecticut[7] and New Jersey, and presumed extirpated in Ohio.[8]
As a noxious weed

It is considered a noxious weed in Michigan, and planting it is prohibited in certain parts of the state.[9]
Ethnobotany

The Ojibwa people take a compound decoction of the root for back pain and for "female weakness".[10] The Woods Cree use a decoction of the stem, either by itself or mixed with wild red raspberry, to prevent clotting after birth, eat the berries as food, and use the stem to make a bitter tea.[11] The Algonquin people use the berries as food.[12]
References

The International Plant Names Index
Flora of North America, Ribes glandulosum Grauer, 1784. Skunk currant, gadellier glanduleux
Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
United States Department of Agriculture plants profile
Plants for a Future
"Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Plants". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
"Plants Profile for Ribes glandulosum (skunk currant)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
"Plants Profile for Ribes glandulosum (skunk currant)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273–379 (p. 356)
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 54)
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 88)