Grossulariaceae FAMILY
Ribes hudsonianum
Ribes hudsonianum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ribes hudsonianum is an erect to ascending, deciduous shrub growing 50 - 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 RangeN. America - Alaska to Quebec, south to California, Colorado, Iowa and Michigan
HabitatStream banks, moist woods, thickets at edges of mountain meadows, treed bogs, swamps, shaded rock outcrops, deciduous, mixed, and coniferous forests on moist to wet organic and mineral soils; at elevations from 300 - 3,300 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. ].