Grossulariaceae FAMILY
Ribes irriguum
Ribes irriguum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ribes irriguum is a spiny, deciduous shrub with erect or spreading stems; it can grow 30 - 200cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeNorth-western N. America - southwards from British Columbia.
HabitatCanyons, hillsides, moist forests, glades, thickets; at elevations from 900 - 1,600 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Moist to dry canyons and open to wooded hillsides[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ].