Ribes americanum P. Miller. Common name: American Black Currant. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Bottomland forests, other moist forests, marl marshes. Distribution: NS west to AB, south to w. VA, WV, e. and nc. KY (Clark et al. 2005), ne. TN, IN, NE, and NM. Minney & Landsman (2018) reported the rediscovery of the species in MD.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA8, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV. Basionym: Ribes americanum Mill. 1768
Links to other floras: = Ribes americanum - FNA8
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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