Grossulariaceae FAMILY

Ribes viscosissimum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ribes viscosissimum is a deciduous shrub with erect to spreading stems; it can grow 100 - 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia and Alberta, south to California, Arizona and Colorado

HabitatAlong creeks, open to heavily timbered slopes, sagebrush; at elevations from 900 - 3,100 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. ]. Shaded woods and rocky places in coastal mountains; at elevations from 1,500 - 3,000 metres[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].