Ribes wolfii

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. Calobotrya
Species: Ribes wolfii
Name

Ribes wolfii Rothr., 1874
Synonyms

Ribes mogollonicum Greene, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 8: 121 (1881)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Western USA
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Rothrock. J.T., 1874. American Naturalist; a Popular Illustrated Magazine of Natural History. Boston, MA 8:358.

Additional references

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 wolfii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. Sep. Ribes wolfii. Published online. Accessed: 29 Sep.
Tropicos.org 2021. Ribes wolfii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Sep 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Ribes wolfii. 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 29. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ribes wolfii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2021 Sep 29.

Vernacular names
English: Wolf´s currant

Ribes wolfii is a North American species of currant known by the common names Wolf's currant[2] and Rothrock currant.[1] It is native to the western United States. The distribution is disjunct or discontinuous, with two distinct concentrations of populations separate by a gap of over 320 km (200 miles). One is in northern Idaho, northeastern Oregon, and southeastern Washington. The other is in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.[3] There is also a report of an isolated population south of the border in Chihuahua, Mexico.[4]

Ribes wolfii is a shrub up to 5 meters (almost 17 feet) tall, with cream-colored, pinkish or green pink flowers. Berries are black and reportedly sweet and tasty.[1][5]
References

Flora of North America, Ribes wolfii Rothrock, 1874. Rothrock currant
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ribes wolfii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
Rothrock, Joseph Trimble 1874. American Naturalist 8(6): 358–359