About
Ribes erythrocarpum, the Crater Lake currant, is an uncommon low trailing currant of Oregon's Cascade Mountains with copper-coloured flowers and scarlet berries.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- Trailing, with branches about 20 cm (8 in) tall.
Field notes
Morphology
A trailing shrub with upright branches only about 20 cm tall. Leaves are 2.5–5 cm wide with 3–5 lobes and rounded teeth. Flowers are copper or salmon coloured; berries are scarlet and egg-shaped. Similar to Ribes laxiflorum.
Distribution & habitat
Cascade Mountains of Oregon, including Crater Lake National Park, on rocky slopes in subalpine forest.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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