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Ribes americanum

P. Mill.

Wild Black Currant

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145634
Element CodePDGRO02020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilyGrossulariaceae
GenusRibes
Other Common Names
American Black Currant (EN) American black currant (EN) Gadellier d'Amérique (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1984-02-24
Range Extent Comments
This species is found in all of the northeastern United States, north thorough most of Canada, south through the Virginias, west through all the mid-western States, and also found in Montana south through Colorado and New Mexico (USDA NRCS 2017).
Ecology & Habitat

Description

Unarmed shrubs, leaves suborbicular, 3-5 lobed, 3-8 cm long, glabrate above and yellow gland-dotted below. Hypanthium campanulate, hairy, tawny to greenish-white. Sepals 4-5 mm long, greenish-white. Petals 2-3 mm long, white. Berries 6-10 mm in diameter, black (Ackerfield 2015).
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
OntarioS5Yes
QuebecS3Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MarylandS1Yes
MontanaSNRYes
DelawareSHYes
IllinoisSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
ColoradoS2Yes
VermontS4Yes
WyomingS3Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Rhode IslandS2Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSXYes
MissouriS1Yes
KentuckyS1Yes
VirginiaS1Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
New JerseyS4Yes
MaineSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
IowaS5Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
MassachusettsS3Yes
West VirginiaS4Yes
TennesseeSXYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Fork PoundJefferson National Forest4,757
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
References (3)
  1. Ackerfield, J. 2015. Flora of Colorado. Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, TX. 818 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, PLANTS Database [USDA PLANTS]. http://plants.usda.gov/. Accessed 2017.