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Ribes americanum Mill.
American black currant

       
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Photo of Ribes americanum Mill.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Spain, Madrid. Usage Requirements.
 
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Ribes americanum Mill.

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Distribution:
Ribes americanum Mill.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Ribes americanum Mill.

View 3 genera in Grossulariaceae, 65 species in Ribes
 

Classification:
Ribes americanum Mill.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rosales
Family Grossulariaceae – Currant family
Genus Ribes L. – currant
Species Ribes americanum Mill. – American black currant
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ribes americanum Mill.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
wild black currant              Endangered, Extirpated
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Ribes americanum Mill.

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Michigan:
Ribes
currant, gooseberry              Plant pest1
 
1 planting of currants and gooseberries in certain parts of the State of Michigan is prohibited
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Ribes americanum Mill.

Ribes
currant, gooseberry

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Ribes americanum Mill.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FACW FAC FACW FACW FACW NO FACW NI FAC NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Ribes americanum Mill.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24451.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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